Medical evacuation

Medical evacuation, often shortened to medevac or medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to wounded being evacuated from a battlefield, to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of an accident to receiving medical facilities, or to patients at a rural hospital requiring urgent care at a better-equipped facility using medically equipped ground vehicles (ambulances) or aircraft (air ambulances).

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌɛvækjuːˈeɪʃən/

Etymology: The term "medical evacuation" is a combination of the words "medical", derived from the Latin medicus meaning "physician", and "evacuation", which comes from the Latin evacuare meaning "to empty".

Related Terms

Ambulance: A medically equipped vehicle which transports patients to treatment facilities, such as hospitals.
Air Ambulance: A specially outfitted aircraft that transports injured or sick people in a medical emergency or over distances or terrain impractical for a conventional ground ambulance.
Battlefield: A location where a battle is fought, often the site of medical evacuations during times of war.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS): A system that provides emergency medical care to those with acute illnesses or injuries.
Triage: The assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses to decide the order of treatment of a large number of patients or casualties.

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