emergency medical technician

noun

: emt

Examples of emergency medical technician in a Sentence

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Uber argues that its drivers earn more than the starting pay for city emergency medical technicians, and that driver pay rose by 20% over the past five years (the same as the increase in the area consumer price index). James A. Parrott, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025 All Milwaukee firefighters are now trained as emergency medical technicians, and most are paramedics. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025 The emergency medical technicians and paramedics staffing those ambulances will also all be cross-trained to fight fires. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025 The outlet added that over 250 firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics responded to the fire, citing FDNY officials. Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Jan. 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 13 Feb. 2025.

Medical Definition

emergency medical technician

noun
: emt

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