medevacs
Helicopter rescue flights
Medevacs are emergency medical evacuations, typically by helicopter or aircraft, to transport injured or critically ill people to hospitals.
The term combines "medical" and "evacuation." As a verb, to medevac someone is to transport them this way: Three soldiers were medevaced to the field hospital.
The word originated in military contexts but now applies to civilian emergencies as well.
Emergency medical aircraft
- life-flightEmergency helicopter medical evacuation
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- trauma centerCritical injury treatment facility
emergency · critical care · rescue · first responder · flight nurse · EMT · ambulance · accident scene
Emergency transport by plane
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- combat medicMilitary first responder
- warzoneArea of active fighting
extraction · field hospital · dustoff · corpsman · battlefield · wounded · frontline · Black Hawk
air ambulance
Emergency medical aircraft
- life-flightEmergency helicopter medical evacuation
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
trauma center · emergency · critical care · rescue · first responder · flight nurse · EMT · ambulance · accident scene · remote area
airlift
Emergency transport by plane
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- combat medicMilitary first responder
warzone · extraction · field hospital · dustoff · corpsman · battlefield · wounded · frontline · Black Hawk · hot zone
medevacstroop deployments
Military personnel relocations
bombing runs · offensive operations · airstrikes · supply drops
- medevac flightEmergency medical air transport
- medevac helicopterAircraft for evacuating wounded