stretcher
n.a simple bed used for carrying a person who is sick or hurt. It usually has handles at both ends so two people can lift it.
n.a portable frame or litter designed for transporting sick, injured, or deceased persons. Often consists of a canvas sheet stretched over a metal or wooden frame with handles.
“The paramedics carefully lifted the patient onto the stretcher.”
“After the player collapsed on the field, the medical team arrived with a stretcher to carry him to the ambulance.”
“In emergency medicine, the rapid deployment of a stretcher is critical for stabilizing patients with suspected spinal injuries before they are moved to a hospital setting.”
Commonly used with the verb 'to carry' or 'to lift'.
“Karetsas was treated laying down then taken away on a stretcher.”
From stretch + -er.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.