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: a specially trained medical technician certified to provide basic emergency services (such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation) before and during transportation to a hospital compare paramedic sense 2

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Raising Cane's - Active or retired military, fire, police, and EMT personnel, as well as their families, receive 10% off their purchase for drive-through and dine-in year-round. Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025 However, Courtney Hull, associate dean of Fire/EMS training at WCTC, said about 30 to 40% of the people in the EMT/firefighting DEA program are women. Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025 She was charged with disorderly intoxication, battery on an officer/firefighter/EMT, resisting arrest with violence and threatening a public servant, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 Closer to home in Rio Vista, Hank had been an ambulance driver, volunteer fireman and EMT. Helen Harlan, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for EMT

Word History

Etymology

emergency medical technician

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of EMT was in 1972

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“EMT.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/EMT. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

: a person specially trained to provide basic emergency medical care before and during the trip to a hospital
Etymology

emergency medical technician

Medical Definition

: a specially trained medical technician certified to provide basic emergency services (as cardiopulmonary resuscitation) before and during transportation to a hospital

called also emergency medical technician

compare paramedic sense 2
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