emergency medical technician

noun

: emt

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She was appointed to the FDNY in March 1998 as an emergency medical technician and was promoted to paramedic in 2002 and to lieutenant in 2016. Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025 The remaining new positions would include 25 new emergency medical technicians in addition to mechanics and others. Crowley, who was also the LAFD’s first openly LGBTQ+ chief, asserted after the Palisades fire broke out that budget cuts had affected the LAFD’s ability to fight the fire. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025 Allow cities and towns, starting in October, to expand an existing property tax abatement program for police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians killed in the line of duty. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025 Life-saving measures were performed on the girl by emergency medical technicians, but she was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene, said Gardner. Chris Spargo, People.com, 21 Apr. 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 23 May. 2025.

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emergency medical technician

noun
: emt

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