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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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“Oh, yeah,” replied Streeter, a former prison guard, EMT and Army veteran who served in Bosnia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

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 • Jan. 28, 2026

But Dean Kessler, a former cross-country coach and EMT who also attended the action, suggested that he's more forgiving.

From Salon • May 7, 2025

She had spent the day in an EMT class, paid for by the park service so that she could take over emergency medical services at the park.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

He had just become an EMT for the tribal clinic.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

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