emergency medical technician

noun

: emt

Examples of emergency medical technician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of being staffed by two firefighters trained as paramedics, ambulances will now only have one paramedic and one emergency medical technician, which costs less money. — James Taylor, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Under the new model, the department has already hired 14 single-role paramedics and emergency medical technicians, Lawlor said. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

The district already has a partnership with Silicon Valley Career Technical Education, where students can get certifications to be a pharmacy technician, welder or emergency medical technician. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026

The federal government began accepting applications in July and has approved the first programs — an emergency medical technician program in Iowa and a medical assistant program in Indiana. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for emergency medical technician

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Medical Definition

emergency medical technician

noun

: emt