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Recent Examples of paramedic
Part of a helicopter rotor ended up lodged into the roof of a residential garage, and a paramedic aboard called in a mayday after spotting the aircraft had lost power shortly moments before the helicopter crashed on Highway 50 in Sacramento last month.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Farzam has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from California State University, Northridge, and a certificate and associate degree in emergency medical technology/paramedic from Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
West Brom supporters including off-duty GP Dr Richard Stones and off-duty paramedic Chelsea Jones, who were among the first people on the scene, also gave evidence.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Juani Feliz as Roxie AlbaFeliz joins as Roxie, a fearless paramedic and former surgeon who thrives in chaos.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Farzam has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from California State University, Northridge, and a certificate and associate degree in emergency medical technology/paramedic from Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
West Brom supporters including off-duty GP Dr Richard Stones and off-duty paramedic Chelsea Jones, who were among the first people on the scene, also gave evidence.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Juani Feliz as Roxie AlbaFeliz joins as Roxie, a fearless paramedic and former surgeon who thrives in chaos.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramedic
Noun
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An off-duty EMT stopped to help until police and paramedics arrived.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the time, Sunnyvale had a police department of only 16 people, a volunteer fire department and no EMT department.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2026
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However, the verdict was later reversed, and in July 2006, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity after a jury agreed with defense attorneys that the former nurse suffered from postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis — a rare disorder that can cause delusions and hallucinations.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Temporary travel nurses were flown from all over the country to fill in, although some nurses on strike said that those employees are unable to give the same level of care.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Paramedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramedic. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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