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paramedic
1[ par-uh-med-ik ]
noun
- a person who is trained to assist a physician or to give first aid or other healthcare in the absence of a physician, often as part of a police, rescue, or firefighting squad.
paramedic
2[ noun par-uh-med-ik, par-uh-med-; adjective par-uh-med-ik ]
noun
- Military. a medic in the paratroops.
- a doctor who parachutes into remote areas to give medical care.
adjective
- of or relating to a paramedic or to paramedics.
paramedic
/ ËŒ±èæ°ùəˈ³¾±ð»åɪ°ì /
noun
- a person, such as a laboratory technician, who supplements the work of the medical profession
- a member of an ambulance crew trained in a number of life-saving skills, including infusion and cardiac care
adjective
- of or designating such a person
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of paramedic1
Origin of paramedic2
Example Sentences
A paramedic said "he was pale like a dead body".
A Palestinian paramedic who survived the attack, speaking to the BBC, challenged the Israeli account of how five ambulances, a fire engine and a UN vehicle were fired on while responding to emergency calls.
Ms Gosling, a paramedic, was "taken aback" when asked about limb donation as she had not heard of it before, but she agreed without hesitation.
"I'm the only survivor who saw what happened to my colleagues," Munther Abed says, scrolling through pictures of his fellow paramedics on his phone.
In the latest incident, paramedics quickly gave Phoebe first aid for her injuries, and she was rushed to the emergency room.
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