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Transportation of Patients MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Transportation of Patients
Tree Number(s)
E02.365.839
N02.421.297.879
N04.590.374.350.813
N05.300.430.750
Unique ID
D014187
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014187
Annotation
includes transport inside (e.g., bed to bed) & outside the hosp or elsewhere but do not confuse with PATIENT TRANSFER (interfacility or intrahospital transfer for admin reasons with regard to special care or economics)
Scope Note
Conveying ill or injured individuals from one place to another.
Entry Term(s)
Access to Transportation
Accessible Transportation
Transport of Wounded and Sick
Transport, Wounded and Sick
Transportation Access
Transportation Accessibility
See Also
Moving and Lifting Patients
Stretchers
Public MeSH Note
78; was TRANSPORT OF WOUNDED AND SICK 1964-77, was TRANSPORT OF WOUNDED 1963
Online Note
use TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS to search TRANSPORT OF WOUNDED AND SICK 1966-77
History Note
78; was TRANSPORT OF WOUNDED AND SICK 1964-77, was TRANSPORT OF WOUNDED 1963
Date Established
1964/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2022/04/13
Transportation of Patients Preferred
Access to Transportation Related
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