EMT
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EMT and paramedic work in South Central Los Angeles, where if you don’t have a plan, you’re going to have a really bad day.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026
I think there’s a push-pull where I really was wanting to do the EMT episode and the dog track one.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025
But Dean Kessler, a former cross-country coach and EMT who also attended the action, suggested that he's more forgiving.
From Salon • May 7, 2025
As if on cue, the EMT team came into the courtroom and carted Joe Brill out.
From Slate • Sep. 4, 2024
I ask him where his dad is, and he says, ‘Don’t worry about that now, breathe easy,’ like the EMT told me to do.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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