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also paramedical
as in EMT
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Recent Examples of paramedic
The drama series centers around the unique challenges that EMTs and paramedics face on both their personal and professional journeys.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
While emergency vehicles do not have to pay the fee, EMTs and paramedics driving into Manhattan in their personal cars will need to.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
When did the fire department add paramedics and EMTs?
Before the mid-1970s, ambulances were generally operated by the Milwaukee Police Department with the simple goal of getting to the hospital as quickly as possible.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
The boy called paramedics before trying to help his grandfather out of the water.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
While emergency vehicles do not have to pay the fee, EMTs and paramedics driving into Manhattan in their personal cars will need to.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
When did the fire department add paramedics and EMTs?
Before the mid-1970s, ambulances were generally operated by the Milwaukee Police Department with the simple goal of getting to the hospital as quickly as possible.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
The boy called paramedics before trying to help his grandfather out of the water.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for paramedic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramedic
Noun
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But Tommy's storyline took a turn, with the EMT breaking up with Trevor and currently battling cancer.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Authorities say the former Tenafly Police Department officer and EMT shot his husband and partner of 14 years after a night of drinking, according to NJ.com.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2025
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So far, the nation’s economic prospects and cultural saliency as the de facto country of immigrants has meant that, despite sometimes harsher and sometimes looser policies, people want to come and settle down and become business owners and nurses and technicians and artists.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Figueredo, the nurse who helped Rosales, plans to get a green card under a 1966 law that applies to Cubans.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Dolton resident Lydia Miller said she was astonished after hearing Lightfoot’s findings.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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The proposal has drawn concerns from area residents about traffic congestion and the project's accountability.—
Lisa Thomson,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Paramedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramedic. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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