Casualty evacuation
Casualty Evacuation
Casualty evacuation, often abbreviated as CASEVAC or CasEvac, is a military term for the process of removing any person (military or civilian) who has been wounded or killed from a battlefield, to a location where they can receive medical or surgical care. It is one of the key aspects of military medicine and is different from medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) in that MEDEVAC uses vehicles, such as helicopters, that are specially equipped for providing en route medical care.
Pronunciation
Casualty Evacuation: /ˈkazho͞oəltē, iːvækˈyo͞oˈāSH(ə)n/
Etymology
The term "casualty evacuation" is derived from the military context, where a "casualty" refers to a person who is killed or injured in a war or accident, and "evacuation" refers to the action of evacuating a person or a place.
Related Terms
- Triage: The process of determining the priority of patients' treatments based on the severity of their condition.
- Combat Lifesaver: A non-medical soldier trained to provide advanced first aid and lifesaving procedures beyond the level of self-aid or buddy aid.
- Field Hospital: A temporary military base that is often established in war zones to treat the wounded.
- Aeromedical Evacuation: The use of military transport aircraft to carry wounded personnel.
- Tactical Combat Casualty Care: A set of pre-hospital trauma care guidelines customized for use on the battlefield.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Casualty evacuation
- Wikipedia's article - Casualty evacuation
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