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stay and play

Noun

Meaning

stay and play (uncountable)

(medicine, informal) The treating of casualties at the scene of an accident or injury, rather than transporting them to a hospital or other facility.
Coordinate term: scoop and run

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

It's a tribal state, and it always will be. Whether we like it or not, whenever we withdraw from Afghanistan, whether it's now or years from now, we'll have an incendiary situation. Should we stay and play traffic cop? I don't think that serves our strategic interests. Jon Huntsman, Jr.

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