CASEVAC

See also: casevac

English

Alternative forms

• casevac

Etymology

Blend of casualty +‎ evacuation; compare MEDEVAC.

Noun

CASEVAC (countable and uncountable, plural CASEVACs)

1. (military) The emergency patient evacuation of injured people (civilians or soldiers) from a combat zone.
   • 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.^{[Medical Treatment Facility]}

   • 2011, Robby Carpenter, Shawn Carpenter, Ramiro Bujeiro, Force on Force: Modern Wargaming Rules, Ambush Alley Games, Osprey Publishing, page 53,

     If a force has CASEVAC assets available (medevac choppers, ambulances, an on-table aid station, etc.), then a unit may hand off its Casualties (and the associated penalties) by moving into contact with the CASEVAC asset.

Related terms

• MEDEVAC

See also

• evac

Verb

CASEVAC (third-person singular simple present CASEVACs, present participle CASEVACing, simple past and past participle CASEVAC'd)

1. (transitive, military) To perform the emergency evacuation of (an injured person) from a combat zone.
   • 2018, Mike Borlace, Spider Zero Seven, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Matador, →ISBN, page 123:

     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.