When they have been carried or have stiffly and slowly marched through the entrance to the train, the "brancard" cases are brought in and laid on the floor.    From Wordnik.com.  [My War Experiences in Two Continents] Reference

One night a soldier, who is always drunk, was lying on a brancard in the doctor's own room, and no one seemed to mind.    From Wordnik.com.  [My War Experiences in Two Continents] Reference

With a sudden movement the man put the sinister carriage in motion, but when he had got it close to the door of the mortuary, he stopped a moment: -- "We have many compliments on our brancard," he said cheerfully.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End of Her Honeymoon] Reference

Mettez le brancard là.    From Wordnik.com.  [Flying Colours]