担架

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 担架(たんか) is a stretcher used to carry a person who is injured or unable to move easily.
• Basic usage: It appears in rescue and emergency contexts when placing someone on a stretcher or discussing how to carry one. Typical patterns are 担架に乗せる and 担架の運び方を学ぶ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Use the right particle
  • When placing a person on a stretcher, 担架に乗せる naturally marks the stretcher as the destination.
• Difference from ベッド
  • ベッド is a stationary bed for resting or treatment, while 担架 is transport equipment used to move a person.