A "medical tent" is a temporary outdoor structure set up to provide medical help to people, usually during emergencies or large events like concerts or marathons. Full definition
In Washington, volunteers staffed medical tents, the restaurateur José Andrés used one of his kitchens to prepare thousands of ham - and - cheese sandwiches, and a popular chain handed out personal - size pizzas to children. (nytimes.com)
The football team at North Cobb (Kennesaw, Georgia) High School will debut a collapsible medical tent along the sidelines this season, and it has one of its own graduates to thank for it. (multibriefs.com)
A race volunteer named E.J. Occhiboi, who was volunteering two blocks away from the marathon's finish line, saw a medical tent reserved to treat marathon finishers and sprang into action with the wounded. (businessinsider.com)