medivac
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Definition
Noun: 1. The evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care: The term specifically refers to the process of transporting sick or injured people, often from a remote, dangerous, or inaccessible location, to a medical facility using aircraft.
Usage
- "Medivac" is used as a singular noun to describe the mission, operation, or aircraft itself.
- It is commonly used in military, emergency services, and disaster response contexts.
- The word often implies urgency and the use of specialized equipment and personnel.
Examples
- The soldier's injuries were severe, requiring an immediate medivac to the field hospital.
- After the earthquake, medivac helicopters were crucial for reaching survivors in isolated villages.
- The coast guard coordinated a medivac for the sailor who fell ill on the ship.
Advanced Usage
- The term can function attributively (like an adjective) to describe related nouns (e.g., medivac mission, medivac helicopter, medivac unit).
- In informal and journalistic contexts, it is sometimes used as a verb (e.g., "The pilot was medivaced to a trauma center."). However, in formal writing, "evacuated for medical care" or "transported by medivac" is preferred.
Variants and Related Words
- Medevac: An alternative and equally common spelling of the word.
- Medical evacuation: The full, formal term for the process.
- Aeromedical evacuation: A more technical term, often used in military and aviation medicine.
- Casualty evacuation (CASEVAC): A military term often used interchangeably with medivac, though sometimes distinguished by the level of care available during transport.
Synonyms
- Air ambulance service
- Emergency medical transport
- Medical airlift
Related Idioms/Phrases
- Call in a medivac: To request or summon a medical evacuation.
- The team leader had to call in a medivac after the climbing accident.
Noun
- the evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care