stretcher-bearer
Battlefield litter carrier
A stretcher-bearer is someone who carries a stretcher, particularly one bearing a wounded or sick person.
The term belongs mainly to military and historical contexts, where stretcher-bearers transported casualties from battlefields to aid stations: The stretcher-bearers worked through the night under fire.
Prehospital emergency caregiver
- EMTPrehospital care professional
- bandageWound covering strip
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
triage · stabilize · trauma · wound · hemorrhage · shock · immobilization · gurney
Long narrow excavation
- frontlineCombat's forward position
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
- corpsmanMilitary enlisted medical personnel
no-man's-land · foxhole · shellfire · wounded · artillery · barrage · infantry · combat
Removal from danger
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- extricationAct of freeing
survivor · disaster · relief · recovery · victim · accident · crisis · lifeline
paramedic
Prehospital emergency caregiver
tourniquet · triage · stabilize · trauma · wound · hemorrhage · shock · immobilization · gurney · ambulance
trench
Long narrow excavation
- frontlineCombat's forward position
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
corpsman · no-man's-land · foxhole · shellfire · wounded · artillery · barrage · infantry · combat · evacuation
evacuation
Removal from danger
extrication · survivor · disaster · relief · recovery · victim · accident · crisis · lifeline · search-and-rescue
porter
Baggage carrier or dark brew
carry · hoist · lift · terrain · slope · weight · grip · handle · pole · canvas
courage
Fortitude facing danger
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- braveryBoldness before danger
sacrifice · devotion · selflessness · duty · medal · citation · commendation · honor · risk · fire
stretcher-bearersurgeon
Physician who operates
doctor · physician · medic · combat medic · field surgeon
stretch, stretches, stretched, stretching, stretchy, stretchable, stretchiness, stretcher, stretchers