Definition of paramedic in English:
paramedic
noun ˌparəˈmɛdɪkˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪk
A person trained to give emergency medical care to people who are seriously ill with the aim of stabilizing them before they are taken to hospital.
the government hope to have a paramedic on every emergency ambulance
as modifier a paramedic team was on its way
Example sentencesExamples
- An ambulance operator gave advice over the phone as paramedics went to the scene.
- The hotel was sealed off as a team of paramedics treated one of the injured workers.
- The man was later carried out by police and paramedics, put on a stretcher and taken by ambulance to hospital.
- A team of 10 firefighters and four paramedics cleared away rubble to reach the two men.
- He was also taken by paramedics to the Friarage and was suffering from knee, ankle and facial injuries.
Definition of paramedic in US English:
paramedic
nounˌperəˈmedikˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪk
A person trained to give emergency medical care to people who are seriously ill with the aim of stabilizing them before they are taken to the hospital.
as modifier a paramedic team was on its way
all ambulances were manned by a nurse or paramedic and a driver
Example sentencesExamples
- He was also taken by paramedics to the Friarage and was suffering from knee, ankle and facial injuries.
- A team of 10 firefighters and four paramedics cleared away rubble to reach the two men.
- The hotel was sealed off as a team of paramedics treated one of the injured workers.
- An ambulance operator gave advice over the phone as paramedics went to the scene.
- The man was later carried out by police and paramedics, put on a stretcher and taken by ambulance to hospital.