paramedicnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpær.əˈmed.ɪk/us/ˌper.əˈmed.ɪk/a person who is trained to do medical work, especially in an emergency, but who is not a doctor or nurse
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Medical treatment: doctors & health workers generally
- anaesthetist
- auxiliary nurse
- charge nurse
- clinician
- consultant
- doctor's orders
- ENT
- GP
- houseman
- LPN
- medical examiner
- mo
- nurse
- occupational therapy
- odontologist
- orderly
- radiographer
- resident
- senior nursing officer
- specialist
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Emergency services in general
Examples from literature
- Are paramedics more heroic than doctors?
- Paramedics go to dangerous places to help people.