emergency medical technician

noun

: emt

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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 Western Tech trains students to work as emergency medical technicians, providing life-saving care and transporting patients to hospitals. Natalie Yahr, jsonline.com, 19 July 2025 On Monday, June 23, nine people were taken to the hospital by emergency medical technicians, while 50 others declined hospital care and were treated on site at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, said Fire Department Chief Alex Alicea according to the Bergen Record, a part of the USA TODAY Network. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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emergency medical technician

noun
: emt

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