aid stations
Marathon water stops
Aid stations are points along a route where assistance is provided, most commonly in long-distance races like marathons and ultramarathons.
Volunteers at aid stations distribute water, sports drinks, and snacks to participants: I grabbed a cup of water at the aid station around mile fifteen.
In military contexts, aid stations are forward medical facilities for treating wounded soldiers before evacuation.
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- medical tentTemporary care shelter
- ultramarathonRace longer than 26.2 miles
- mile markerNumbered highway position indicator
- field hospitalsTemporary treatment centers near combat
hydration · assistance · care · emergency services · first aid · waystation · medical evacuation · Red Cross · search and rescue · medics · battlefield medicine · lifeline · electrolytes · humanitarian aid · outposts · energy gels · pit crew · disaster relief
- disaster responsedisaster relief, search and rescue, first responders, emergency preparedness, emergency shelter
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, aid workers, disaster relief, aid agencies
- MASHHawkeye, Klinger, Korea, Korean War, meatball surgery
- race course featuresstarting line, finish line, mile markers, water stations, checkpoints
- Running culturerace bib, medal ceremony, water stations, pace group, starting gun
- war medicinecombat medic, combat medics, field hospital, field hospitals, field surgery
aid stationsfinish line
Race completion marker
finish · end point · starting line · start · checkpoints
aid stationsfront lines
Active battle area
combat zones · battlefields · hot zones · kill zones · enemy positions