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paramedic

[par-uh-med-ik] / ˌpær əˈmɛd ɪk /
NOUN
emergency medical technician
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He worked for 16 years as a paramedic before taking the helm of family farmland that his grandparents left behind.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

“A paramedic can get anywhere, and I sucked up to the nurses.”

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

On the day Preston died, at around 18:25, paramedic Simon Crabb was outside the ambulance bay and saw Varley running with a "floppy" baby in his arms, and told him the child was not breathing.

From BBC May 5, 2026

Andres Hurtado, a paramedic who was standing close to the scene when the crash occurred, said he treated three people who were badly injured, including a girl.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

Meanwhile the paramedic who rode with the baby in the ambulance was following the ABCs for resuscitation—airway, breathing, and circulation.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg




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