# paramedic

Pronunciation: US say "pa-ruh-MED-ik" /ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/; UK

## Noun

1. A trained responder who medically stabilizes victims of trauma or medical emergencies outside a hospital and prepares them for transport to a medical facility.
   - Simple: Someone trained to give emergency medical care to sick or injured people before they reach a hospital.
   - _A paramedic stabilized the hiker's broken leg before the helicopter could reach the ridge._
   - _During the marathon, paramedics treated several runners for heat exhaustion at the roadside._
2. A person licensed at the state or national level to perform medical interventions in an emergency setting before a patient reaches a hospital. *(US)*
   - Simple: A person allowed by the state or country to do emergency medical work outside a hospital.
   - _She finally earned her license and now works as a paramedic for the county service._
   - _Only certified paramedics may administer those medications in the field._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix "para-" combined with "medic."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/paramedic (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).