medivacked
Flown to hospital
Medivacked means evacuated by medical aircraft, typically a helicopter.
The term comes from military usage where wounded personnel are transported from combat zones to medical facilities.
It has spread to civilian emergency services: He was medivacked to the trauma center after the accident.
Also spelled medevacked.
Rotary-wing aircraft
- chopperRotorcraft or cleaver
- airliftEmergency transport by plane
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- airborneTraveling through air
flight · pilot · aircrew · hover · landing · extraction · dustoff · transport
Lasting psychological wound
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- lifesavingPreserving human existence
- stabilizeMake firm or constant
crisis · intensive-care · life-support · resuscitation · urgent · dire · time-sensitive · life-threatening
Armed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- soldierArmed forces member
warzone · frontline · corpsman · theater · deployment · tactical
Prehospital emergency caregiver
- EMTPrehospital care professional
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- IVVein-delivered medication method
- bandageWound covering strip
splint · ambulance · surgeon · hospital · tourniquet · shock · wound · injury
Removed from source
- transportedMoved between locations
- airliftedTransported by air
- evacuatedWithdrew from danger
- relocatedMoved to new location
transferred · moved · conveyed · retrieved · exfiltrated · dust-off
helicopter
Rotary-wing aircraft
- chopperRotorcraft or cleaver
- airliftEmergency transport by plane
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
airborne · flight · pilot · aircrew · hover · landing · extraction · dustoff · transport · aviation
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- lifesavingPreserving human existence
stabilize · crisis · intensive-care · life-support · resuscitation · urgent · dire · time-sensitive · life-threatening
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
soldier · warzone · frontline · corpsman · theater · deployment · tactical
paramedic
Prehospital emergency caregiver
- EMTPrehospital care professional
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- IVVein-delivered medication method
bandage · splint · ambulance · surgeon · hospital · tourniquet · shock · wound · injury · aeromedical
extracted
Removed from source
- transportedMoved between locations
- airliftedTransported by air
- evacuatedWithdrew from danger
relocated · transferred · moved · conveyed · retrieved · exfiltrated · dust-off
medivackedleft behind
Abandoned or forgotten
abandoned · left for dead · stranded · untreated · stayed
medivackedkilled in action
Died during combat operations
KIA · walked away · uninjured
medical, evacuation, medevac, medivac, medevacked, medivacs, medevacking