2006-08-08 02:32:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
LARGE NVA FORCE SPOTTED MOVING AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE PERIMETER. LARGE FIREFIGHT RESULTED IN SOME OF THE VILLAGERS COMING INTO THE COMPOUND THE NEXT DAY FOR TREATMENT OF WOUNDS. ONE OLD LADY WAS MEDI-EVACCED BY HELICOPTER.
2006-08-10 14:43:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Medi-vac comes from combining the words MEDIcal and eVACuation. It is what it refers to, a medical evacuation. Used commonly in reference with wounded military personnel, but also in civilian trauma centers for hurt/sick people.
General transport is helicopter and/or airplanes.
2006-08-08 09:44:04 · answer #2 · answered by Jimmy J 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Doesn't it mean "medically evacuated" from the scene? Like when you're in a crash and you're carted away by ambulance or helicopter. I think MediVac may also be the name of an emergency response company.
2006-08-08 09:40:02 · answer #3 · answered by charles c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you mean medevac, which is a short word for medical evacuation. It is used by the military and refers to the emergency evacuation of injured persons (both military and non-combatants).
The medevac has a standard format, consisting of 9 lines. These nine lines make the call for medevac less difficult because the medical facility and the caller both know what information to expect.
2006-08-08 09:53:40 · answer #4 · answered by Steve-O™ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think this is the military term for removing an injured person by helicopter to a medical facility for treatment.
2006-08-08 09:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by Maria b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be evacutated by an emergency response team for medical reasons often by helicopter
2006-08-08 09:38:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Medivac is a portmanteau of the words 'medical' and 'evacuation'. A portmanteau is a word that is formed from two other words, such as 'spork' (spoon and fork).
A 'medivac' is a 'medical evacuation'.
2006-08-08 09:38:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋