logroll

  1. Noun.  (emergency medicine) A method of moving a patient, rolling up them on their side, and later onto a transport method such as a tarp, spineboard, or stretcher.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To exchange political favours.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To accomplish by logrolling.
  4. Verb.  to roll a log in a body of water, while balancing on it; to birl.
  5. Verb.  To move as rolling logs.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To safely move (a body) in an emergency situation, tilting them up, then laying them on a transport surface.

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