emergency medical technician

noun

: emt

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The passenger was met by an emergency medical technician who treated their wound before proceeding onto their connecting flight in Atlanta, per the airline. Moná Thomas, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025 This includes emergency medical technicians, firefighters, paramedics, lieutenants, fire apparatus drivers and four shift commanders, or captains. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025 His colleague Alex Wild spent the past six years serving as the only emergency medical technician at Yosemite, which is known for its often dangerous rock-climbing routes. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025 The Country Club Hills Fire Department Local 2720, in a Jan. 26 Facebook post, said it was notified of the change to require only one paramedic along with an emergency medical technician basic with less training and experience, on each ambulance starting Feb. 3. Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emergency medical technician

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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 27 Apr. 2025.

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emergency medical technician

noun
: emt

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