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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.


EMT British  

abbreviation

  1. emergency medical technician

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“You going to be okay?” asks the EMT quietly.

From Literature

EMT and paramedic work in South Central Los Angeles, where if you don’t have a plan, you’re going to have a really bad day.

From MarketWatch

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.

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