emergency medical technician

noun

: emt

Examples of emergency medical technician in a Sentence

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Western Tech trains students to work as emergency medical technicians, providing life-saving care and transporting patients to hospitals. Natalie Yahr, jsonline.com, 19 July 2025 On Monday, June 23, nine people were taken to the hospital by emergency medical technicians, while 50 others declined hospital care and were treated on site at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, said Fire Department Chief Alex Alicea according to the Bergen Record, a part of the USA TODAY Network. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 26 June 2025 Members include the fire chief, the city’s health director, an emergency room doctor not employed by the city, as well as two paramedics, two emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and the city manager, who chairs the committee. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025 Williams will attend the University of Indianapolis this fall to study biology, with the goal of becoming an emergency medical technician. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for emergency medical technician

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of emergency medical technician was in 1980

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“Emergency medical technician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20medical%20technician. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

Medical Definition

emergency medical technician

noun
: emt

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