EMT

American  

1. emergency medical technician: a person who is trained to give emergency medical care at the scene of an accident or in an ambulance.

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EMT British  

abbreviation

1. emergency medical technician

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How does emt compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• first responder vs. EMT

Example Sentences

She had an EMT firefighting license too, according to the documents.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

But first responders, police, fire, and EMT personnel may not have that luxury.

From Slate

He painted a picture of Los Angeles as a smart city — in which electric fire and EMT aircraft zip across the sky, utility grids detect ignition sources instantly, and houses can even douse themselves in fire retardant or gel ahead of advancing flames.

From Los Angeles Times

I think there’s a push-pull where I really was wanting to do the EMT episode and the dog track one.

From Los Angeles Times

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