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a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
the wounded soldier called for a medic
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Recent Examples of medics
Based on this success, the military developed guidelines for ketamine’s use, trained its medics and corpsmen to administer it and supplied the medication to units deploying for combat.
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Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
And medics are typically nearby to assist.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Anderson’s wrist was bandaged by medics at the police barracks.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
Another strike hit a media tent outside a hospital, killing two people, including a local reporter, and wounding six other journalists, medics said.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Patrol officers administered life-saving measures until medics arrived at the scene.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Police sad officers began providing aid to Mitchell, but medics later pronounced him dead at the scene.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
Diaz, who was just a couple of blocks from home, died after being rushed by medics to Elmhurst Hospital Center.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Several state agencies are on standby and have prepared to deploy firefighting and storm rescue teams, including more than 200 firefighting personnel, National Guard helicopters, rescue boats, and additional ambulances and medics, the governor’s office said.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
And medics are typically nearby to assist.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Anderson’s wrist was bandaged by medics at the police barracks.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
Another strike hit a media tent outside a hospital, killing two people, including a local reporter, and wounding six other journalists, medics said.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Patrol officers administered life-saving measures until medics arrived at the scene.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Police sad officers began providing aid to Mitchell, but medics later pronounced him dead at the scene.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
Diaz, who was just a couple of blocks from home, died after being rushed by medics to Elmhurst Hospital Center.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Several state agencies are on standby and have prepared to deploy firefighting and storm rescue teams, including more than 200 firefighting personnel, National Guard helicopters, rescue boats, and additional ambulances and medics, the governor’s office said.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Medics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medics. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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