A person who is trained to give medical care to people who are seriously ill or injured, usually in a place that is not a hospital and while taking them to a hospital.
The paramedic helped the injured man.
The paramedic stabilized the patient before the ambulance arrived at the hospital.
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The phonetic transcription of "paramedic" is /ˌpærəˈmedɪk/ in British English and /ˌpærəˈmedɪk/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.
Example usage of "paramedic": "The paramedic helped the injured man.". More examples on the page.