EMT
noun
: a specially trained medical technician certified to provide basic emergency services (such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation) before and during transportation to a hospital compare paramedic sense 2
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On Monday's episode of the Fox first responder drama, EMT Nancy (Brianna Baker) gets tested for breast cancer after her boss, Tommy (Gina Torres), notices a lump in a nude photo Nancy accidentally sent to the whole firehouse.
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Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Police opened fire and Taylor, an EMT, was shot and killed.
—CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
Taylor, an aspiring nurse who had been working as an EMT, was in her apartment with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, shortly after midnight on the night of March 13, 2020, when Louisville Metro Police officers executing a no-knock warrant charged through the door.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Suhas Subramanyam: The first-generation Indian-American and volunteer firefighter/EMT served as a White House technology policy adviser under then-President Obama and was elected to the Virginia Legislature in 2019.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
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Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Police opened fire and Taylor, an EMT, was shot and killed.
—CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
Taylor, an aspiring nurse who had been working as an EMT, was in her apartment with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, shortly after midnight on the night of March 13, 2020, when Louisville Metro Police officers executing a no-knock warrant charged through the door.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Suhas Subramanyam: The first-generation Indian-American and volunteer firefighter/EMT served as a White House technology policy adviser under then-President Obama and was elected to the Virginia Legislature in 2019.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
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“EMT.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/EMT. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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EMT
noun
: a person specially trained to provide basic emergency medical care before and during the trip to a hospital
Etymology
emergency medical technician
Medical Definition
EMT
noun
: a specially trained medical technician certified to provide basic emergency services (as cardiopulmonary resuscitation) before and during transportation to a hospital
called also emergency medical technician
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