Casevac
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The emergency patient evacuation of injured people (civilians or soldiers) from a combat zone. countable, uncountable
"2001, Kent B. Pandolf, R. E. Burr, Medical Aspects of Harsh Environments, Volume 2, Office of the Surgeon General (US), page 1156, Rehearsal of representative CASEVACs is invaluable in refining both operating techniques with the CASEVAC assets and coordination with the receiving MTF."
- 2 Alternative form of CASEVAC. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"In the late 1940s, helicopters were used in the casevac role by the British in Malaya."
- 1 To perform the emergency evacuation of (an injured person) from a combat zone. transitive
"Sadly, two days later we are back at the hospital again, initially to casevac a patient down to a fixed wing aircraft at the airfield. […] It has been decided to casevac him to Andrew Fleming hospital in Salisbury."
- 2 Alternative form of CASEVAC. alt-of, alternative
"‘If there's anything wrong with the hospital′s radio — if we can′t get Whinger casevacked, for any reason — we can′t just leave him there. We′ll get what drugs we can for him, but we may have to bring him back for the time being.’"
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More examples"2001, Kent B. Pandolf, R. E. Burr, Medical Aspects of Harsh Environments, Volume 2, Office of the Surgeon General (US), page 1156, Rehearsal of representative CASEVACs is invaluable in refining both operating techniques with the CASEVAC assets and coordination with the receiving MTF."
Etymology
Blend of casualty + evacuation; compare MEDEVAC.
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