emergency medical technician

noun

: emt

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First responders are defined in this bill as law enforcement agents, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, rescue squad members, correctional officers, and sworn members of the State Fire Marshal’s office. Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025 Devils Postpile National Monument fired its only emergency medical technician ranger. Janessa Goldbeck, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025 Such courses could train a range of workers, including welders, truck drivers, emergency medical technicians and cybersecurity analysts, though exactly which programs will be eligible for funding hasn’t been decided. Natalie Yahr, jsonline.com, 19 July 2025 City firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics were told of the calendar’s comeback in an internal memo back in March. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for emergency medical technician

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First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of emergency medical technician was in 1980

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“Emergency medical technician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20medical%20technician. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

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emergency medical technician

noun
: emt

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