"paramedic" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-paramedic.wav Forms: paramedics [plural]
Etymology: From para- + medic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|medic}} para- + medic Head templates: {{en-noun}} paramedic (plural paramedics)
  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. Categories (topical): People Translations (person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital): paramèdic [masculine] (Catalan), 輔助醫護人員 /辅助医护人员 (fǔzhù yīhù rényuán) (Chinese Mandarin), paramediciner [common-gender] (Danish), ambulancisto (Esperanto), ambulancistino [feminine] (Esperanto), ensihoitaja (Finnish), ambulancier [masculine] (French), ambulancière [feminine] (French), brancardier [masculine] (French), brancardière [feminine] (French), Sanitäter [masculine] (German), Sanitäterin (German), Rettungssanitäter [masculine] (German), Rettungssanitäterin [feminine] (German), Sanitätspersonal [collective, neuter, noun] (German), παραϊατρικό προσωπικό (paraïatrikó prosopikó) [neuter] (Greek), διασώστης (diasóstis) [masculine] (Greek), mentős (Hungarian), mentőápoló (Hungarian), mentőtiszt (Hungarian), rohammentős (Hungarian), paramedis (Indonesian), paramedico [masculine] (Italian), コ・メディカル (ko-medikaru) (Japanese), コメディカル (komedikaru) (Japanese), 医療補助者 (iryō hojosha) (alt: いりょうほじょしゃ) (Japanese), бо́лничар (bólničar) [masculine] (Macedonian), болни́чарка (bolníčarka) [feminine] (Macedonian), санита́р (sanitár) [masculine] (Macedonian), санита́рка (sanitárka) [feminine] (Macedonian), парамедицина́р (paramedicinár) [masculine] (Macedonian), парамедицина́рка (paramedicinárka) [feminine] (Macedonian), manapou (Maori), ratownik [masculine] (Polish), ratowniczka [feminine] (Polish), ratownik medyczny [masculine] (Polish), ratowniczka medyczna [feminine] (Polish), paramédico [masculine] (Portuguese), paramédica [feminine] (Portuguese), paramedic [masculine] (Romanian), paramedică [feminine] (Romanian), санита́р (sanitár) [masculine] (Russian), санита́рка (sanitárka) [feminine] (Russian), параме́дик (paramédik) [masculine] (Russian), фе́льдшер (félʹdšer) [masculine] (Russian), paramédico [masculine] (Spanish), paramédica [feminine] (Spanish), ambulanspersonal [collective, noun] (Swedish), akutvårdare (Swedish), sjukvårdare [common-gender] (Swedish), పారామెడిక్ (pārāmeḍik) (Telugu), sıhhiyeci (Turkish), acıl tıp teknisyeni (Turkish), paramedik (Turkish), parafeddyg [masculine] (Welsh), פֿעלדשער (feldsher) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-paramedic-en-noun-LkMv-n2m Disambiguation of People: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'person trained to stabilize people outside of hospital': 69 31
  2. (US) A person who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency prehospital setting. Tags: US Categories (topical): Healthcare occupations, People
    Sense id: en-paramedic-en-noun-53IwhdV3 Disambiguation of Healthcare occupations: 36 64 Disambiguation of People: 51 49 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with para-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with para-: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 65 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 64 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: paraclinical, paramedical, EMS, emergency medical services, EMT, emergency medical technician Coordinate_terms: medic (english: functionally synonymous in some contexts but not necessarily idiomatically interchangeable)

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Alternative forms

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