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
Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
The film follows the bear’s gruesome, drugged rampage, including the hikers, paramedics and delinquent children who cross its path.
—Luke Chinman, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
The London Ambulance Service said it was called to the scene at around 11.36 a.m. Monday morning (6.36 a.m. ET), and that paramedics had taken the victims to a major trauma center.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
The victim pulled away in his car, driving west on E. 157th before turning left on Courtland Ave. and stopping in the intersection at E. 156th St., where police and paramedics rushed to meet him, said police.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Paramedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paramedic. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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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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