medivac
Wounded soldier's flight
Medivac is the emergency transport of sick or wounded people by aircraft, especially helicopter, for medical treatment.
The word blends "medical" and "evacuation." It functions as noun and verb: The injured hiker was medivaced to the nearest trauma center.
Originally military terminology, now used for civilian emergency transport.
Also spelled medevac.
Rotorcraft or cleaver
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- airliftEmergency transport by plane
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- hoverRemain suspended midair
cockpit · airborne · rotor · hoist · winch · dustoff · skids · fuselage
Locating and retrieving imperiled persons
- survivorOne still alive after
- extractionAct of removing
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- reliefEasing of distress
recovery · hoist · winch · retrieval · stranded · wilderness · SAR · victim
Armed hostile engagement
- warzoneArea of active fighting
- mashCrushed soft mixture
- corpsmanMilitary enlisted medical personnel
- medicEmergency care provider
evac · dustoff · casualty · wounded · battalion · platoon · tactical · litter
chopper
Rotorcraft or cleaver
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- airliftEmergency transport by plane
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
hover · cockpit · airborne · rotor · hoist · winch · dustoff · skids · fuselage · altitude
search-and-rescue
Locating and retrieving imperiled persons
- survivorOne still alive after
- extractionAct of removing
- disasterSudden ruinous event
relief · recovery · hoist · winch · retrieval · stranded · wilderness · SAR · victim · remote
combat
Armed hostile engagement
medic · evac · dustoff · casualty · wounded · battalion · platoon · tactical · litter · stretcher-bearer
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
stabilize · life-support · crisis · intensive · accident · injury · survival · siren · defibrillator · resuscitation
ambulance
Emergency medical transport
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- gurneyMobile patient transport bed
- litterScattered waste or debris
patient · dispatch · EMT · paramedic · transfer · hospital · handoff · oxygen · IV · monitor
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- Vietnam WarVietnam War, Vietnam, Tet Offensive, My Lai Massacre, Viet Cong
medivachearse
Vehicle transporting caskets
body recovery · combat drop · troop deployment · hot drop · attack run
medivacinsertion
Placing something within
infiltration · air assault · deployment · paradrop · reinforcement