emergency medical technician

[ ih-mur-juhn-see med-i-kuhl tek-nish-uhn ]

noun

1. a person who is specially trained and certified to give emergency medical care to patients before they reach a healthcare facility. : EMT

emergency medical technician

noun

1. a member of the emergency services who is trained to provide basic emergency medical care before a patient is taken to a hospital EMT

Word History and Origins

Origin of emergency medical technician¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Matthew Snyder, the second ambulance man, had barely finished Emergency Medical Technician school.

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