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also paramedical
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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Thompson, who was also an EMT, was close to finishing his first year with the department, according to the department.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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When the office said yes, the nurses drove toward the heavy black smoke.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Fulp is a movement science major on the pre-med track who hopes to become a plastic surgeon or physical therapist, following in the footsteps of her mother, a cardiothoracic nurse.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
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