stretcher

[US]/'stretʃə/
[UK]/'strɛtʃɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a device used for transferring injured people from accident scenes to hospitals or other locations.

Phrases & Collocations

ambulance stretcher

foldable stretcher

emergency stretcher

patient stretcher

Example Sentences

he was stretchered off with a break to the leg.

their striker had to be stretchered off following a tackle.

A glove stretcher makes gloves larger.

Program goals include teaching the sharks to swim into a shallow stretcher and remain calm for medical exams, morphometrics, and eventually diagnostic sampling.

The paramedics carefully placed the injured man on the stretcher.

The stretcher was wheeled into the operating room for emergency surgery.

They carried the patient on the stretcher down the narrow staircase.

The injured hiker was airlifted off the mountain on a stretcher.

The stretcher folded easily for storage when not in use.

The ambulance crew secured the patient onto the stretcher before transport.

A stretcher is essential equipment for medical emergencies and evacuations.

The stretcher was padded for comfort and to prevent pressure sores.

The injured athlete was carried off the field on a stretcher.

The stretcher was quickly deployed to rescue the trapped hiker in the canyon.

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