emergency medical technician

noun

: emt

Examples of emergency medical technician in a Sentence

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The emergency medical technicians and paramedics staffing those ambulances will also all be cross-trained to fight fires. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025 The outlet added that over 250 firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics responded to the fire, citing FDNY officials. Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025 Oren Barzilay, the president of a union that represents about 4,100 emergency medical technicians, paramedics and fire inspectors in New York City, and said that the tolls would place an unfair burden on workers who are already struggling to make ends meet. Tracey Tully, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025 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 See all Example Sentences for emergency medical technician 

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 20 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

emergency medical technician

noun
: emt

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