paramedic

noun

para·med·ic ˌper-ə-ˈme-dik How to pronounce paramedic (audio)

ˌpa-rə-

variants or less commonly paramedical

ˌper-ə-ˈme-di-kəl How to pronounce paramedic (audio)

ˌpa-rə-

: a person who works in a health field in an auxiliary capacity to a physician (as by giving injections and taking X-rays)

: a specially trained medical technician licensed to provide a wide range of emergency services (such as defibrillation and the intravenous administration of drugs) before or during transportation to a hospital compare emt

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The History of Paramedic

In ground warfare, wounded troops must usually be transported from the front lines back to field hospitals, and trained paramedical personnel—that is, nondoctors, usually known as medics or corpsmen—were first widely used in such situations. It took many decades for the wartime model to be applied effectively to ordinary peacetime medicine. With advances in medical technology (such as defibrillators, for restarting a heart after a heart attack), paramedics became an essential part of emergency medicine, and today hundreds of thousands of people owe their lives to paramedics. Paraprofessionals who work only in hospitals and clinics usually go by other titles.

Example Sentences

She's training to be a paramedic.

Recent Examples on the Web Charles Branas, a public health researcher and director of the Columbia University Center for Injury Science and Prevention, saw the results of gun violence up close while working as a paramedic.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2022 According to depositions from Kappes and other students on the trip, the only other chaperone was Coleman’s friend David DeMetz, a paramedic in his mid-twenties.

Longreads, 16 Mar. 2012 Gerace is not listed in the registry as a paramedic.

Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022 Bashei began working as a frontline paramedic in Donbas in 2014.

Francesca Ebel, ajc, 10 July 2022 Charles Branas, an epidemiologist and director of the Columbia University Center for Injury Science and Prevention, saw the results of gun violence up close while working as a paramedic.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 26 June 2022 Haney is a Glendale firefighter and paramedic and a former member of the Surprise Youth Council.

Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022 Mangan, who is a licensed EMT paramedic in Massachusetts, worked part time as an EMT for an ambulance service company.

BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022 With preventative effort and care in mind, the city is taking a proactive approach designed to reduce 911 ambulance calls and healthcare costs at the grassroots level by hiring a neighborhood paramedic.

John Benson, cleveland, 21 July 2022 See More

Medical Definition

paramedic

noun

para·med·ic ˌpar-ə-ˈmed-ik How to pronounce paramedic (audio)

variants also paramedical

-i-kəl

: a person who works in a health field in an auxiliary capacity to a physician (as by giving injections and taking X-rays)

: a specially trained medical technician certified to provide a wide range of emergency medical services (as defibrillation and the intravenous administration of drugs) before or during transport to the hospital compare emt

单词	paramedics
释义	paramedic noun para·med·ic ˌper-ə-ˈme-dik ˌpa-rə- variants or less commonly paramedical ˌper-ə-ˈme-di-kəl ˌpa-rə- 1 : a person who works in a health field in an auxiliary capacity to a physician (as by giving injections and taking X-rays) 2 : a specially trained medical technician licensed to provide a wide range of emergency services (such as defibrillation and the intravenous administration of drugs) before or during transportation to a hospital compare emt Did you know? The History of Paramedic In ground warfare, wounded troops must usually be transported from the front lines back to field hospitals, and trained paramedical personnel—that is, nondoctors, usually known as medics or corpsmen—were first widely used in such situations. It took many decades for the wartime model to be applied effectively to ordinary peacetime medicine. With advances in medical technology (such as defibrillators, for restarting a heart after a heart attack), paramedics became an essential part of emergency medicine, and today hundreds of thousands of people owe their lives to paramedics. Paraprofessionals who work only in hospitals and clinics usually go by other titles. Example Sentences She's training to be a paramedic. Recent Examples on the Web Charles Branas, a public health researcher and director of the Columbia University Center for Injury Science and Prevention, saw the results of gun violence up close while working as a paramedic. Sheryl Gay Stolberg, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2022 According to depositions from Kappes and other students on the trip, the only other chaperone was Coleman’s friend David DeMetz, a paramedic in his mid-twenties. Longreads, 16 Mar. 2012 Gerace is not listed in the registry as a paramedic. Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022 Bashei began working as a frontline paramedic in Donbas in 2014. Francesca Ebel, ajc, 10 July 2022 Charles Branas, an epidemiologist and director of the Columbia University Center for Injury Science and Prevention, saw the results of gun violence up close while working as a paramedic. Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 26 June 2022 Haney is a Glendale firefighter and paramedic and a former member of the Surprise Youth Council. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022 Mangan, who is a licensed EMT paramedic in Massachusetts, worked part time as an EMT for an ambulance service company. BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022 With preventative effort and care in mind, the city is taking a proactive approach designed to reduce 911 ambulance calls and healthcare costs at the grassroots level by hiring a neighborhood paramedic. John Benson, cleveland, 21 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1967, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition paramedic noun para·med·ic ˌper-ə-ˈme-dik : a person specially trained to care for a patient before or during the trip to a hospital Medical Definition paramedic noun para·med·ic ˌpar-ə-ˈmed-ik variants also paramedical -i-kəl 1 : a person who works in a health field in an auxiliary capacity to a physician (as by giving injections and taking X-rays) 2 : a specially trained medical technician certified to provide a wide range of emergency medical services (as defibrillation and the intravenous administration of drugs) before or during transport to the hospital compare emt paramedics noun variants also paramedicals plural of paramedic as in nurses Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance nurses EMTs residents physiotherapists surgeons physical therapists specialists nurse-practitioners aidmen clinicians internes medics doctors anesthesiologists neurologists plastic surgeons physicians obstetricians pathologists pediatricians radiologists interns gynecologists ophthalmologists hospitalists podiatrists internists dermatologists urologists physiatrists attendings orthopedists pediatrists docs medicos family physicians family practitioners family doctors ob-gyns sawboneses sawbones general practitioners croakers Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonphysicians nondoctors
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paramedic

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