Medical evacuation, often shortened to medevac[1] or medivac,[1] 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 air ambulances, especially helicopters.[1]
Examples include civilian EMS vehicles, civilian aeromedical helicopter services, and military air ambulances. This term also covers the transfer of patients from the battlefield to a treatment facility or from one treatment facility to another by medical personnel, such as from a local hospital to a trauma center.[citation needed]
The first medical transport by air was recorded in Serbia in the autumn of 1915 during the First World War.[2] One of the ill soldiers in that first medical transport was Milan Rastislav Štefánik, a Slovak pilot-volunteer who was flown to safety by French aviator Louis Paulhan.[3]
The United States Army used this lifesaving technique in Burma toward the end of World War II with Sikorsky R-4B helicopters. The first helicopter rescue was by 2nd Lt Carter Harman, in Japanese-held Burma, who had to make several hops to get his Sikorsky YR-4B to the 1st Air Commando Group's secret airfield in enemy territory and then made four trips from there between April 25 and 26 to recover the American pilot and four injured British soldiers, one at a time.[4] The first medivac under fire was done in Manila in 1945 when five pilots evacuated 75-80 soldiers one or two at a time.[5]
^ abcMerriam-Webster (2012). "Medevac". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Veliki rat - Avijacija". rts.rs.
^L'homme-vent, special issue of L'Ami de Pézenas, 2010
^Fries, Patrick. When I Have Your Wounded: The Dustoff Legacy (DVD), Arrowhead Films, 2013.
^Conner, Roger. Medevac From Luzon, Air & Space Magazine, July 2010.
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Landing in Hell: Army Medevac Today - slideshow by Life magazine
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medical, evacuation, often, shortened, medevac, medivac, timely, efficient, movement, route, care, provided, medical, personnel, wounded, being, evacuated, from, battlefield, injured, patients, being, evacuated, from, scene, accident, receiving, medical, facil. Medical evacuation often shortened to medevac 1 or medivac 1 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 air ambulances especially helicopters 1 An AW109 helicopter evacuates a patient from the Tatra mountains in Slovakia Examples include civilian EMS vehicles civilian aeromedical helicopter services and military air ambulances This term also covers the transfer of patients from the battlefield to a treatment facility or from one treatment facility to another by medical personnel such as from a local hospital to a trauma center citation needed Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit USAF Sikorsky R 5 Helicopter evacuates casualties during the Korean War An aeromedical evacuation of injured patients by a C 17 from Balad Iraq to Ramstein Germany in 2007 The first medical transport by air was recorded in Serbia in the autumn of 1915 during the First World War 2 One of the ill soldiers in that first medical transport was Milan Rastislav Stefanik a Slovak pilot volunteer who was flown to safety by French aviator Louis Paulhan 3 The United States Army used this lifesaving technique in Burma toward the end of World War II with Sikorsky R 4B helicopters The first helicopter rescue was by 2nd Lt Carter Harman in Japanese held Burma who had to make several hops to get his Sikorsky YR 4B to the 1st Air Commando Group s secret airfield in enemy territory and then made four trips from there between April 25 and 26 to recover the American pilot and four injured British soldiers one at a time 4 The first medivac under fire was done in Manila in 1945 when five pilots evacuated 75 80 soldiers one or two at a time 5 See also EditAeromedical evacuation Air ambulance Casualty evacuation Global Rescue provider of medical evacuation services Medevac bill Australia 2019 Medivac Australian television series Shock Trauma Air Rescue SocietyReferences Edit a b c Merriam Webster 2012 Medevac Retrieved 27 January 2012 Serbia RTS Radio televizija Srbije Radio Television of Veliki rat Avijacija rts rs L homme vent special issue of L Ami de Pezenas 2010 Fries Patrick When I Have Your Wounded The Dustoff Legacy DVD Arrowhead Films 2013 Conner Roger Medevac From Luzon Air amp Space Magazine July 2010 External links Edit Look up medevac in Wiktionary the free dictionary Association of Air Medical Services Landing in Hell Army Medevac Today slideshow by Life magazine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Medical evacuation amp oldid 1151909989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
