paramedic

paramedic
A person trained and certified to provide emergency medical care.

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para·med·ic .par-ə-'med-ik also para·med·i·cal -i-kəl n
1) a person who works in a health field in an auxiliary capacity to a physician (as by giving injections and taking X-rays)
2) a specially trained medical technician certified to provide a wide range of emergency medical services (as defibrillation and the intravenous administration of drugs) before or during transport to the hospital compare EMT

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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