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as in EMT
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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.
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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
The driver’s honking the horn, and the other paramedic is on top of me doing chest compressions.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Four people — Amanda Benson, a commercial pilot; Kameilia Chavez, a flight nurse; Nicholas Mancuso, a flight paramedic; and Jeffrey Tuning, a commercial pilot — were killed in the wreck.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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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
The driver’s honking the horn, and the other paramedic is on top of me doing chest compressions.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Four people — Amanda Benson, a commercial pilot; Kameilia Chavez, a flight nurse; Nicholas Mancuso, a flight paramedic; and Jeffrey Tuning, a commercial pilot — were killed in the wreck.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramedic
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The Oltons' son, an active duty FDNY EMT, placed the 911 call after the ADT home security company notified him that his parents' house was on fire, authorities said.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Brown will have two cameos as The Bearoness and EMT Otter.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
1 Sep. 2025
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Sophia's mother, Amy Forchas, a critical pediatric critical care nurse, was working in the intensive care unit of the hospital where her daughter was rushed, according to a GoFundMe campaign.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Singapore, Changi General Hospital currently has more than 80 robots helping doctors and nurses with everything from administrative work to medicine delivery.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Paramedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramedic. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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