helicopter rescue
Rotorcraft emergency retrieval
A helicopter rescue is an emergency extraction of people from dangerous or inaccessible locations using a helicopter.
The term covers mountain rescues, sea rescues, and evacuations from disaster zones or burning buildings.
The coast guard performed a helicopter rescue of the stranded sailors.
The helicopter's ability to hover and land in tight spaces makes it essential for reaching people that ground vehicles cannot.
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- rappellingRope-controlled descent technique
- natural disasterCatastrophic environmental event
- harnessesCaptures and directs energy
- extraction pointDesignated evacuation location
air ambulance · pilot · flight crew · winch · rope ladder · rotor blades · downdraft · hoist · distress signal · life or death · danger zone · aerial reconnaissance · night vision goggles · humanitarian relief · emergency response · medevac · lifesaving equipment · medical kits
- sea rescuelifeboat, lifeguard, coastguard, SOS, life raft
- relief aviationmedevac, air ambulance, airlift, medical evacuation, evacuation flights
- Water Rescuelife jacket, PFD, inflatable raft, drowning, victim
- disaster responsedisaster relief, first responders, emergency preparedness, emergency shelter, evacuation plans
- emergency responsefirst responders, emergency services, fire alarm, 911, call 911
- emergency rescue911, CPR, ambulance, paramedic, paramedics
helicopter rescueabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
aerial bombardment · stranding · desertion · leaving for dead · air assault