EMT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

EMT

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as in paramedic

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Recent Examples of EMT Vlasac is also charged with one count of resisting an officer with violence and one count of battery on an officer, firefighter or EMT, according to online jail records. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 One of the people who responded to that fire was Elliott’s aunt, a family friend and an EMT. — Julia Levine, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 At the end of the audio, an officer requested EMT and transport to an emergency room. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 The department also expects to save $164,500 in one-time recruitment and training costs this fiscal year because the new EMT and paramedic recruits will undergo a shorter, less expensive training program. — Haley Parsley august 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for EMT

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While Minardi was about to be transported to UMass Memorial Hospital, his wife called and told the paramedic that Minardi had been missing for two days.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Under his leadership, the department strengthened the community paramedic program and launched the Whole Blood Program, which allows paramedics to administer life-saving blood transfusions at the scene of an emergency.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

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Staff and faculty question whether expansion serves low-income communities, while nurses describe severe emergency-room crowding.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
That led to Jackson Healthcare, a behemoth company that provides contract nurses and other workers to hospitals and health systems, including public entities that have helped fuel Jackson’s fortunes with taxpayer money.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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