medevacked
Flown out wounded
Medevacked is the past tense of medevac, meaning transported by emergency medical aircraft or vehicle, typically from a combat zone or remote location to a hospital.
The term comes from "medical evacuation," military jargon that has spread to civilian emergency services: Three soldiers were medevacked after the ambush.
They medevacked the hiker to a trauma center.
Rotary-wing aircraft
- airliftEmergency transport by plane
- chopperRotorcraft or cleaver
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
airborne · hover · landing · Black Hawk · rotor · dust-off · hoist · winch
Having sustained harm
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
stabilize · tourniquet · IV · morphine · splint · bandage · blood loss · shock
Removed from source
- transportedMoved between locations
- airliftedTransported by air
- removedTaken from position
- evacuatedWithdrew from danger
extricated · retrieved · carried · loaded · strapped · hoisted · lifted · rushed
Armed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- warzoneArea of active fighting
- frontlineCombat's forward position
- theaterVenue for live drama
deployed · soldier · corpsman · field hospital · forward operating base · wounded in action · purple heart · tactical
Kept from loss
- survivorOne still alive after
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- search and rescueFinding and saving people
- emergency responseOrganized action during crises
first responders · paramedic · heroism · lifesaving · critical care · emergency · accident · disaster
helicopter
Rotary-wing aircraft
- airliftEmergency transport by plane
- chopperRotorcraft or cleaver
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
flight · airborne · hover · landing · Black Hawk · rotor · dust-off · hoist · winch · flight medic
wounded
Having sustained harm
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
triage · stabilize · tourniquet · IV · morphine · splint · bandage · blood loss · shock · critical
extracted
Removed from source
- transportedMoved between locations
- airliftedTransported by air
- removedTaken from position
evacuated · extricated · retrieved · carried · loaded · strapped · hoisted · lifted · rushed · flown
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- warzoneArea of active fighting
- frontlineCombat's forward position
theater · deployed · soldier · corpsman · field hospital · forward operating base · wounded in action · purple heart · tactical · military medicine
saved
Kept from loss
- survivorOne still alive after
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- search and rescueFinding and saving people
emergency response · first responders · paramedic · heroism · lifesaving · critical care · emergency · accident · disaster · remote
medevackedambulatory
Able to walk
self-evacuated · walked in · walked out · walked off · discharged
medevackeddeployed
Positioned for use
inserted · dropped in · infilled · airdropped · reinforced