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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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According to Ms Wesley, who has multiple sclerosis, when the EMT arrived he did not properly take into account the symptoms her son was presenting.

From BBC

Yet instead the ambulance was stood down by the EMT, Andrew Mower, who did not think it was necessary.

From BBC

In a letter to Ms Wesley, Tom Abell, the ambulance trust's chief executive, admitted the EMT, Mr Mower, had "failed to obtain a sufficient history" on Kaleb's clinical position and failed to "take into account the entire picture".

From BBC

When a patient is at risk of overdosing or has overdosed, their first point of contact is often with a paramedic or an EMT.

From Seattle Times

Kay Whittle is also an EMT and deputy county coroner, tasking her with calling family members of the dead.

From Seattle Times