Medical evacuation

Medical evacuation is the movement of injured or ill people from danger or inadequate care to a place where they can receive treatment.

Medical triage: Medical triage is the sorting of patients by urgency when available treatment resources cannot meet immediate demand. Triage determines who must be moved first when evacuation capacity is limited.
Combat casualty evacuation: Combat casualty evacuation is the movement of wounded military personnel from the battlefield toward medical treatment. It applies evacuation principles where hostile threats and military command structures constrain movement.
Emergency medical services: Emergency medical services are organized systems for responding to urgent health problems and transporting patients. They provide much of the personnel and infrastructure used for civilian evacuation.
Routine patient transfer: Routine patient transfer is the planned movement of a patient between care settings without an immediate evacuation threat. Unlike evacuation, it usually occurs without danger or an urgent need to leave inadequate care.
Prehospital care: Prehospital care is assessment and treatment delivered before a patient reaches a hospital. Care during evacuation can stabilize patients before arrival at definitive treatment.
Disaster medicine: Disaster medicine is the planning and delivery of medical care during disasters and their aftermath. Disaster response may evacuate patients when facilities are damaged or overwhelmed.
Ambulance: An ambulance is a vehicle equipped to transport patients and, commonly, provide care during transit. Ground ambulances are a standard means of moving patients to nearby facilities.
Patient discharge: Patient discharge is the formal end of a healthcare encounter, with instructions for care after leaving. Discharge ends or changes a care episode; evacuation relocates a patient to continue or obtain treatment.
Patient transport: Patient transport is the movement of people receiving medical care between locations. Medical evacuation is a specialized form of patient transport involving danger or inadequate local care.
Medical repatriation: Medical repatriation is the return of a patient to their home country or community for continued care. It extends evacuation across borders when treatment or recovery near home is preferred.

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