noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility.
2. 2
   a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment wordnet
3. 3
   A person who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency prehospital setting. US

Synonyms

All synonyms

paramedical

Example

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"Tom was the first paramedic on the scene of the accident."

Etymology

From para- + medic.

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