emergency medical technician

noun

: emt

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Vernon police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians responded to the area of 55 Lynwood Dr. and located a woman in her 50s who had fallen through the ice, Marra said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024 Hospital-at-home programs offer far more intensive care, usually for about five days, including several visits a day from a doctor, nurse or emergency medical technician and 24-hour virtual monitoring of patients. Craig Lemoult, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024 There is also a nationwide shortage of emergency medical technicians, an ongoing problem that needs to be addressed. Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024 In the first month of its all-out air offensive in Lebanon, which began on September 23, Israeli strikes damaged 34 hospitals, killed 111 emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and hit 107 ambulances, according to data compiled by the Lebanese health ministry. Allegra Goodwin and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for emergency medical technician 

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of emergency medical technician was in 1980

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“Emergency medical technician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20medical%20technician. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.

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emergency medical technician

noun
: emt

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