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paramedic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/
• /ˌpɛɹəˈmɛdɪk/ Mary–marry–merry merger
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From para- + medic.

Meanings

1. A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility.
2. (US) A person who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency prehospital setting.

Forms

Coordinates

medic

Relateds

emergency medical services · EMT · EMS · paraclinical · emergency medical technician · paramedical

Translations (62)

da paramediciner (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · nb paramedic (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · mk болни́чарка (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · ja 医療補助者 (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · nb ambulansearbeider (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · fi ensihoitaja (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · cy parafeddyg (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · de Rettungssanitäter (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · el διασώστης (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · pl ratownik medyczny (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · mk бо́лничар (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · hu mentőápoló (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · fr ambulancier (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · de Rettungssanitäterin (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · fr ambulancière (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · ar مُسْعِف (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · hu mentőtiszt (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · cmn 輔助醫護人員 /辅助医护人员 (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · ja コ・メディカル (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · pt paramédico (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · ca paramèdic (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · ru санита́р (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · eo ambulancisto (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · mk санита́рка (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · pt paramédica (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · nb ambulansepersonell (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · ja コメディカル (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · mk парамедицина́рка (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · id paramedis (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · ru параме́дик (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · tr acıl tıp teknisyeni (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · mk санита́р (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · fr brancardière (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · mi manapou (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · fr brancardier (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · pl ratownik (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · el παραϊατρικό προσωπικό (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · te పారామెడిక్ (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · ro paramedică (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · sv ambulanspersonal (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · mk парамедицина́р (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · ro paramedic (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · hu mentős (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · ar مُسْعِفة (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · hi पराचिकित्सा (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · pl ratowniczka medyczna (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · es paramédica (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · ru санита́рка (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · it paramedico (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · es paramédico (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · tr paramedik (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · eo ambulancistino (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · sv sjukvårdare (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · sv akutvårdare (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · ru фе́льдшер (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · yi פֿעלדשער (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · hu rohammentős (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · de Sanitätspersonal (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · pl ratowniczka (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · tr sıhhiyeci (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · de Sanitäterin (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital) · de Sanitäter (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital)