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paramedic
1[par-uh-med-ik]
noun
a person who is trained to assist a physician or to give first aid or other healthcare in the absence of a physician, often as part of a police, rescue, or firefighting squad.
paramedic
2[par-uh-med-ik, par-uh-med-, par-uh-med-ik]
noun
Military.a medic in the paratroops.
a doctor who parachutes into remote areas to give medical care.
adjective
of or relating to a paramedic or to paramedics.
paramedic
/ ˌæəˈɪ /
noun
a person, such as a laboratory technician, who supplements the work of the medical profession
a member of an ambulance crew trained in a number of life-saving skills, including infusion and cardiac care
adjective
of or designating such a person
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paramedic1
Origin of paramedic2
Example Sentences
Railsback said paramedics “treated the victim at the scene. Then she was transported to a local hospital with significant injuries in stable condition.”
The ambulance crew didn’t recognize him, and the run sheet — the document paramedics use to record patients’ condition and care — had no revelatory details.
"I knew she'd been dead for quite some time so I rang for an ambulance, started CPR and then the paramedics arrived within five minutes and they couldn't do anything," she said.
Errors by two nurses on duty on Hepworth Ward slowed the arrival of an on-call doctor and paramedics.
County paramedics attempted to provide medical aid to the suspect, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
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