emergency medical technician

[ih-mur-juhn-see med-i-kuhl tek-nish-uhn] / ɪˈmɜr dʒən si ˈmɛd ɪ kəl tɛkˌnɪʃ ən /

NOUN

emergency care worker

Synonyms

WEAK

EMT lifesaver paramedic

Example Sentences

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They also struggled to dispatch vehicles because they couldn’t use GPS, said Matt Zavadsky, an emergency medical technician in Fort Worth, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Ms Coffey's illness forced her to stop working as an emergency medical technician.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

Born in Pasco, he graduated from Kentlake High School before receiving an emergency medical technician certification, the State Patrol said in a news release.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

Jerry Carlson, an emergency medical technician, helped his family create a mock “Banned Books Reading Room” with crocheted blankets, a fake fireplace and shelves lined with banned volumes, and paper flames inserted into the pages.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

It was just shy of 6:52 a.m., minutes after dawn, when an emergency medical technician took the phone from Kaiserman.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel