paramedicn.1
/ˌparəˈmɛdɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪk/ Originally U.S.
A person trained to be dropped by parachute to give medical aid.
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paramedic1951
1951 Sunday Mirror (N.Y.) 8 Apr. 3 Para-medics from air-sea rescue squadrons..were in the search planes.
1964 J. Masters Trial at Monomoy vii. 225 Why didn't they send a plane down with skis, paramedics, radios, food?
1987 Soldier 27 July 26/1 The paramedics of the US 15th Medical Detachment fly more missions from Grafenwohr than any of their colleagues in Europe.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
paramedicn.2adj.
/ˌparəˈmɛdɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪk/ A. n.2
A paramedical worker; (in later use) spec. one trained to provide specialized emergency medical care.
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paramedic1966
1966 Econ. Jrnl. 76 49 The I.U.D. cost estimate assumes a single insertion and one recheck by a paramedic.
1974 Telegraph (Brisbane) 27 Feb. 32/2 Paramedics tried artificial respiration, but to no avail.
1993 Guardian 19 Aug. i. 3/1 An accident and emergency team—a doctor, nurse and paramedic—went down the mine to try to find a way through to them.
B. adj.
Of or relating to auxiliary or emergency medical care.
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paramedic1970
1970 Time 9 Nov. 38 Para~medic studies are wide-ranging—from community health to bacteriology and psychosomatic medicine, plus techniques such as regulating intravenous infusions and operating respirators.
1976 Sci. Amer. Sept. 72/3 (advt.) Heart pacemakers, paramedic telecare units and ultrasonic cardioscopes—all are outgrowths of space technology.
1995 Scotsman 21 Oct. (WeekEnd section) 32 The paramedic motorbike can get to the scene of a road accident..before the ambulance struggles through.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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