emergency medical technician

[ih-mur-juhn-see med-i-kuhl tek-nish-uhn]

noun

1. a person who is specially trained and certified to give emergency medical care to patients before they reach a healthcare facility. EMT

emergency medical technician

noun

1. EMT. a member of the emergency services who is trained to provide basic emergency medical care before a patient is taken to a hospital

Word History and Origins

Origin of emergency medical technician¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

California bars people with a felony conviction from receiving an emergency medical technician, or EMT, certification for a decade after their release from prison.

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There’s also a handy little bonus in this pairing, as revealed on the congressman’s website: Should Heinrich find herself in need of an attorney, a certified public accountant or an emergency medical technician, she’s definitely covered, because Fitzpatrick is licensed as all three.

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Ms Coffey's illness forced her to stop working as an emergency medical technician.

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He studied to become an emergency medical technician and, in 2019, got a job with his local fire department.

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An emergency medical technician who attended Ms Mercer's home was told she had been unable to walk or go to the toilet for a fortnight after spilling a gas canister on her legs.

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