Casualty movement is the collective term for the techniques used to move a casualty from the initial location (street, home, workplace, wilderness, battlefield) to the ambulance .
10-468: [REDACTED] Look up evacuation or evacuate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Evacuation or Evacuate may refer to: Casualty evacuation (CASEVAC), patient evacuation in combat situations Casualty movement , the procedure for moving a casualty from its initial location to an ambulance Emergency evacuation , removal of persons from
20-517: A coerced and often violent movement of persons away from their home region Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Evacuation . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evacuation&oldid=1238527567 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
30-609: A dangerous place due to a disaster or impending war Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), evacuating a patient by plane or helicopter or even train The process of creating a vacuum Specific evacuations [ edit ] Evacuation of East Prussia , after World War II Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II List of World War II evacuations Evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip , during 2023 Israel-Hamas War Entertainment [ edit ] "Evacuation" (song) ,
40-542: A song by Pearl Jam Evacuation (TV series) , a children's show in the UK Evacuation (The Bill), an episode of British TV series The Bill Evacuate (band) , a punk rock band from Southern California Evacuate (album) , a 1982 album by Chelsea Other [ edit ] Defecation and/or urination , especially involuntarily after death Forced migration , a coerced and often violent movement of persons away from their home region Topics referred to by
50-407: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages evacuation [REDACTED] Look up evacuation or evacuate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Evacuation or Evacuate may refer to: Casualty evacuation (CASEVAC), patient evacuation in combat situations Casualty movement ,
60-444: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Casualty movement In wilderness or combat conditions, it may first be necessary to stabilize the patient prior to moving them to avoid causing further injury. In such situations, evacuation may involve carrying the victim some distance on improvised stretchers, a travois , or other improvised carrying gear. Spinal immobilization
70-537: Is necessary if there is a likelihood of head or spinal injury. Once the patient is ready to be moved, the first step is the casualty lifting , to put him/her on a stretcher or litter (rescue basket) . The final step is the patient transfer from the stretcher to the hospital bed. The use of wheeled stretchers, usually used in most developed emergency services, does not need much explanation, except that great care must be taken in order to avoid aggravating an unstable trauma. This medical treatment –related article
80-505: The northern Gaza Strip , during 2023 Israel-Hamas War Entertainment [ edit ] "Evacuation" (song) , a song by Pearl Jam Evacuation (TV series) , a children's show in the UK Evacuation (The Bill), an episode of British TV series The Bill Evacuate (band) , a punk rock band from Southern California Evacuate (album) , a 1982 album by Chelsea Other [ edit ] Defecation and/or urination , especially involuntarily after death Forced migration ,
90-526: The procedure for moving a casualty from its initial location to an ambulance Emergency evacuation , removal of persons from a dangerous place due to a disaster or impending war Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), evacuating a patient by plane or helicopter or even train The process of creating a vacuum Specific evacuations [ edit ] Evacuation of East Prussia , after World War II Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II List of World War II evacuations Evacuation of
100-417: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Evacuation . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evacuation&oldid=1238527567 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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