medevac

Thân thiện

A helicopter performs a medevac from a remote mountain trail.

Definition

Noun: * Medical Evacuation: The process of transporting sick or injured people, especially by aircraft, to a location where they can receive proper medical treatment. It is a portmanteau of "medical evacuation."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The soldier's condition was critical, requiring an immediate medevac to a field hospital.
  • Due to the remote location of the accident, the coast guard coordinated a medevac for the hiker.
  • The hospital has a dedicated landing pad for medevac helicopters.

Advanced Usage

• As a verb (informal): While primarily a noun, "medevac" is sometimes used informally as a verb meaning to evacuate someone for medical reasons.
  • The pilot was ordered to medevac the casualties from the combat zone.

Variants and Related Words

• Medivac: An alternative spelling with the same meaning.
• Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC): A military term often used interchangeably with medevac, though sometimes distinguished by the urgency or level of care available during transport.
• Aeromedical Evacuation: A more formal term, often used in military and official contexts.

Synonyms

• Medical evacuation
• Air ambulance transport
• Emergency medical transport

Related Phrases

• Medevac helicopter/aircraft: A specific aircraft equipped for medical evacuation.
  • The medevac helicopter arrived within twenty minutes of the call.
• Medevac mission: A flight or operation undertaken to perform a medical evacuation.
  • The crew prepared for another dangerous medevac mission over hostile territory.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care

Từ đồng nghĩa

• medical evacuation
• medivac