stretcher party
Definition
Noun: A group of people organized to carry an injured or sick person on a stretcher, typically in a military, emergency, or expedition context.
Usage
This term is used to describe a specific team whose primary task is patient transport using a stretcher. It implies organization and a shared purpose. - The medic called for a stretcher party to evacuate the wounded soldier from the battlefield. - After the climber's fall, a stretcher party was assembled to bring him down the mountain.
Advanced Usage
- The term often evokes historical or formal contexts, such as wartime, mountaineering rescues, or situations where motorized ambulance access is impossible.
- It can be used metaphorically to describe any group laboriously carrying a heavy or cumbersome object, though this is less common.
Variants and Related Words
- Stretcher-bearer (n): An individual who helps carry a stretcher. A stretcher party is composed of stretcher-bearers.
- Litter party (n): A synonymous term, with "litter" being another word for a stretcher or portable bed for the injured.
Synonyms
- Rescue team (in the specific context of patient evacuation)
- Litter team
- Evacuation team
Related Phrases
- To summon a stretcher party: To call for such a team to be assembled.
- The officer summoned a stretcher party to the site of the explosion.
Noun
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a party of people with stretchers to carry an injured person
