paramedic
noun
para·med·ic
| \ ˌper-ə-ˈme-dik
, ˌpa-rə-\
, ˌpa-rə-\
variants:
or less commonly paramedical \ ˌper-ə-ˈme-di-kəl
, ˌpa-rə- \
, ˌpa-rə- \
Definition of paramedic
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
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Examples of paramedic in a Sentence
She's training to be a paramedic.
Recent Examples on the Web
The girl was conscious and breathing when paramedics took her to an area hospital by ambulance. — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, "Cleveland father shoots 1-year-old daughter by accident, police say," 28 Aug. 2019 Holly’s six-year-old daughter can be heard crying on the footage, as paramedics take the infant to the hospital to run tests on the child’s condition after more than 30 minutes in the car on an almost 100-degree day. — Ben Kesslen, NBC News, "Video shows emotional reunion after infant was trapped in hot car," 22 Aug. 2019 Airport security appeared unable to control the crowd, and paramedics later took both men away. — Yanan Wang, BostonGlobe.com, "Flights restart at Hong Kong airport," 14 Aug. 2019 Airport security appeared unable to control the crowd, and paramedics later took both men away. — Washington Post, "Flights restart at Hong Kong airport as protesters apologize," 14 Aug. 2019 Airport security appeared unable to control the crowd, and paramedics later took both men away. — Author: Vincent Thian, Yanan Wang, Anchorage Daily News, "Flights restart at Hong Kong airport as protesters apologize," 14 Aug. 2019 Airport security appeared unable to control the crowd, and paramedics later took both men away. — chicagotribune.com, "Flights resuming at Hong Kong airport after riot police clash with protesters," 13 Aug. 2019 The 3-year-old girl died less than an hour later at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, where paramedics had taken her for treatment. — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Man suspected in road rage shooting of 3-year-old girl earlier charged with shooting a man in the chest and hit-and-run," 16 July 2019 Alexander called 911 and paramedics took Smith to the hospital, where she was found to have suffered from a fractured neck and nerve damage to her arm. — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, "Her teen was trapped in a ditch. Mom says iPhone tracking app saved her daughter's life," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'paramedic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for paramedic
paramedic
noun
English Language Learners Definition of paramedic
: a person whose job is to provide emergency medical care to sick or injured people who are being taken to a hospital
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paramedic
noun
para·med·ic
| \ ˌper-ə-ˈme-dik
\
\
Kids Definition of paramedic
: a person specially trained to care for a patient before or during the trip to a hospital
paramedic
noun
para·med·ic
| \ ˌpar-ə-ˈmed-ik
\
\
variants:
also paramedical \ -i-kəl
\
\
Medical Definition of paramedic
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