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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[ noun par-uh-med-ik, par-uh-med-; adjective 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of paramedic1
Origin of paramedic2
Example Sentences
The court previously heard how the former East of England Ambulance Service call-handler had told the women he was a paramedic.
The video continues for more than five minutes, with the paramedic saying his last prayers before the voices of Israeli soldiers are heard approaching the vehicles.
Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the incident and pronounced the man dead at the scene.
Police said paramedics began life-saving measures and took the man — who has not yet been identified — to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
In the footage, which is more than five minutes long, the paramedic says his last prayers before the voices of Israeli soldiers can be heard approaching the vehicles.
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