life-flight
Helicopter medical transport
Life-flight is emergency air transport of critically ill or injured patients, typically by helicopter.
The term functions as both noun and verb: The trauma victim was life-flighted to the hospital.
Life Flight is also a trademarked name for specific medical helicopter services, though the term has become generic for any such transport.
Rotary-wing aircraft
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
- airliftEmergency transport by plane
- chopperRotorcraft or cleaver
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
rotor · pilot · aircrew · cockpit · helipad · landing · takeoff · hover
Prehospital emergency caregiver
- EMTPrehospital care professional
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- crewWorking team aboard
dispatcher · coordinator · attendant · specialist · anesthesiologist
Act of removing
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- retrievalAct of getting back
- survivorOne still alive after
- disasterSudden ruinous event
wilderness · remote · mountain · offshore · search-and-rescue · extrication · stranded · inaccessible
Serious sudden danger
- immediateHappening without delay
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- rapidMoving with haste
Mechanical breathing apparatus
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- IVVein-delivered medication method
Expressing disapproval or importance
- stabilizeMake firm or constant
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
stroke · crash · accident · injury · burns · polytrauma · shock · resuscitation
helicopter
Rotary-wing aircraft
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
- airliftEmergency transport by plane
- chopperRotorcraft or cleaver
rotorcraft · rotor · pilot · aircrew · cockpit · helipad · landing · takeoff · hover · airborne
paramedic
Prehospital emergency caregiver
crew · dispatcher · coordinator · attendant · specialist · anesthesiologist
extraction
Act of removing
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- retrievalAct of getting back
- survivorOne still alive after
disaster · wilderness · remote · mountain · offshore · search-and-rescue · extrication · stranded · inaccessible · battlefield
emergency
Serious sudden danger
- immediateHappening without delay
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
ventilator
Mechanical breathing apparatus
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
IV · oxygen · gurney · intubation · splint · backboard · suction
critical
Expressing disapproval or importance
hemorrhage · stroke · crash · accident · injury · burns · polytrauma · shock · resuscitation · tourniquet