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
At the time the video was made, the man was a passenger in a vehicle that drove by officers, paramedics and firefighters at the scene of a traffic accident at Greenfield and Normandy, police said Monday. — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, "Royal Oak: Snapchat video shows man with gun threatening to shoot police," 12 Aug. 2019 Extend the roles of paramedics and emergency medical technicians to help with preventive and primary care. — Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, "Here's how Pete Buttigieg would improve rural health care," 9 Aug. 2019 When paramedics and firefighters reached Harris after midnight, he was pronounced dead. — Mark Gomez, The Mercury News, "Coroner identifies Campbell man killed in suspected DUI crash on Mt. Hamilton," 9 July 2019 Aubrey paramedics and firefighters treated the child at the scene before requesting a medical helicopter. — Loyd Brumfield, Dallas News, "Mother arrested in 4-year-old son's hot-car death in Denton County," 2 July 2019 Levesque is also a paramedic and brings a portable AED to every game. — Lynn Arditi, ProPublica, "One Cardiac Arrest. Four 911 Callers. And a Tragic Outcome.," 4 June 2019 The man was treated and released by paramedics, police said. — Deanese Williams-harris, chicagotribune.com, "19 shot, 5 fatally, in overnight city shootings," 27 July 2019 The air crews then dropped the hikers off at a putting green across the street from Cal Fire San Diego Ramona Fire Station 81 on San Vicente Road, where they were met by paramedics. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Authorities rescue heat-fatigued hikers on Cedar Creek Falls Trail," 26 July 2019 He was taken to University Hospitals by paramedics. — Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Man shot in stomach at apartment complex in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Shaker Square neighborhood," 21 July 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