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as in EMT
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Recent Examples of paramedic
The film is co-written by a former paramedic, Patrick Pianezza.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Cuts to Station 38 could increase fire risk and delay response times, said Dan Carson, a firefighter and paramedic who is a representative from the Sacramento Area Local 522 union for the Folsom Fire Department.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In April, firefighter paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, died after being stabbed in the chest in the back of an ambulance while transporting a patient to a hospital on what started as a medical call from the police.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
The outlet reported that worried neighbors called the couple’s son, who is a paramedic with the New York City Fire Department.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Cuts to Station 38 could increase fire risk and delay response times, said Dan Carson, a firefighter and paramedic who is a representative from the Sacramento Area Local 522 union for the Folsom Fire Department.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In April, firefighter paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, died after being stabbed in the chest in the back of an ambulance while transporting a patient to a hospital on what started as a medical call from the police.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
The outlet reported that worried neighbors called the couple’s son, who is a paramedic with the New York City Fire Department.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramedic
Noun
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In August, Crawford — who worked as a firefighter and EMT in her hometown of Rostraver, Penn.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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The arbitration document said that in December 2019, Eller requested re-employment with the Kansas City Fire Department and appealed to the Bureau of Emergency Services to retain his EMT license.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This millennial nurse commutes 5,000 miles from Sweden to work at a California hospital.—
Aman Ghei,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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At 106 years old, Alice Beck Darrow, a former nurse, knows more than most about survival.—
Genevieve Shaw Brown,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Paramedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramedic. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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