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paramedic
1[ par-uh-med-ik ]
noun
- a person who is trained to assist a physician or to give first aid or other healthcare in the absence of a physician, often as part of a police, rescue, or firefighting squad.
paramedic
2[ noun par-uh-med-ik, par-uh-med-; adjective par-uh-med-ik ]
noun
- Military. a medic in the paratroops.
- a doctor who parachutes into remote areas to give medical care.
adjective
- of or relating to a paramedic or to paramedics.
paramedic
/ ˌæəˈɪ /
noun
- a person, such as a laboratory technician, who supplements the work of the medical profession
- a member of an ambulance crew trained in a number of life-saving skills, including infusion and cardiac care
adjective
- of or designating such a person
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paramedic1
Origin of paramedic2
Example Sentences
"My heart and soul died when Rifaat was killed," says Hajjah Umm Mohammed, the mother of a Palestinian paramedic who was one of 15 emergency workers killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza last month.
Carwin says he then repeatedly went out of the building, where he'd try to call paramedics, then return inside to shout his friend's name and call her phone.
The Palestinian Red Crescent rejected the allegation, as did a ninth paramedic who survived and was detained by the IDF for 15 hours.
Sadly, despite the best efforts of paramedics, Mr Dawson died at the scene.
A Red Crescent paramedic who survived has denied his colleagues were linked with any armed groups.
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