stokes litter

stokes litter
noun also stokes stretcher
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: after Charles F. Stokes died 1931 American naval medical officer, its inventor
: a wire basket conforming in shape to the human body into which an injured, sick, or disabled person can be safely strapped

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