paramedic
paramedic¹
Definition
☆ para·medic (par′ə med′ik, par′ə med′ik)
paramedic²
Definition
☆ para·medic (par′ə med′ik)
noun
- a person trained to assist a doctor, nurse, etc.
- a person specially trained to provide emergency medical services, as in or from an ambulance
Etymology: back-form. < paramedical
paramedic
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- board: Only two thirds of the emergency ambulance fleet have paramedics on board.
Preposition: at
- scene: He is being treated by paramedics at the scene of the accident.
Converse of subject
- treat: He is being treated by paramedics at the scene of the accident.
Adjective modifier
- more: SEND MORE PARAMEDICS are back from the dead, poised to spread the zombie plague to every corner of the earth.
- trained: The tuition which is of the highest standard, will be given by trained paramedics.
Converse of object
- assist: Air Ambulance paramedics assisted on scene, one patient taken to hospital by land ambulance with Air Ambulance paramedic.
- train: Each helicopter is air borne within 2 minutes and equipped with state of the art technology and two highly trained paramedics.
- exist: Existing paramedics with the necessary aptitudes should be encouraged to progress to PEC status and conversion courses would therefore be required.
- send: SEND MORE PARAMEDICS are back from the dead, poised to spread the zombie plague to every corner of the earth.
- become: Job description: joined the LAS in 1989 and became a Paramedic in the spring of 1993.
- allow: It is the subject of a separate POM Order exemption allowing registered paramedics to administer it, but this does not include ambulance technicians.
Used with adjective complement
- train: This is currently performed with a curved plastic tube, which requires the presence of a trained paramedic in order to administer it correctly.
Modifies a noun
- ambulance: The Co-Responders are sent to incidents along with a paramedic ambulance.
- crew: The walkout is also expected to affect a small number of paramedic crews in Cheshire.
- science: A similar foundation degree in paramedic science is also planned for the University of Plymouth.
- care: The quality of student progression in paramedic emergency care is approved.
- practice: Overall, the program has been designed to address current key themes in paramedic practice.
- vehicle: Our fully equipped paramedic emergency vehicles support these activities.
Noun used with modifier
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