paramedic
noun
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The History of Paramedic
In ground warfare, wounded troops must usually be transported from the front lines back to field hospitals, and trained paramedical personnel—that is, nondoctors, usually known as medics or corpsmen—were first widely used in such situations. It took many decades for the wartime model to be applied effectively to ordinary peacetime medicine. With advances in medical technology (such as defibrillators, for restarting a heart after a heart attack), paramedics became an essential part of emergency medicine, and today hundreds of thousands of people owe their lives to paramedics. Paraprofessionals who work only in hospitals and clinics usually go by other titles.
Examples of paramedic in a Sentence
Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
According to initial reports, paramedics transported the victims from the venue to a hospital, however, both individuals were pronounced dead upon arrival.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 Apr. 2025
Sherman put his singing and acting career on hold and transitioned into working as a paramedic and later a technical reserve police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department and a reserve deputy sheriff with the San Bernadino County Sheriff’s Department.
—Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Her family called 911, and paramedics provided life-saving measures and took her to Rady Children’s Hospital.
—Teri Figueroa, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Paramedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paramedic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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paramedic
noun
from para- "alongside of, associated with in a secondary or assisting role" and medic "a person trained in or studying medical work"; para- derived from Greek para "beside, alongside of" and medic from Latin medicus "physician"
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paramedic
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