EMT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

EMT

noun

Definition of EMT

as in paramedic

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Recent Examples of EMT So, when the FDNY counted its dead – which also included an EMT, paramedic and chaplain – the 27-year-old was left out. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 One of the people who responded to that fire was Elliott’s aunt, a family friend and an EMT. — Julia Levine, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 At the end of the audio, an officer requested EMT and transport to an emergency room. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 The department also expects to save $164,500 in one-time recruitment and training costs this fiscal year because the new EMT and paramedic recruits will undergo a shorter, less expensive training program. — Haley Parsley august 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for EMT

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Noun

The district currently has seven vacancies among its firefighter-paramedic ranks, Snedeker noted.

— Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Under his leadership, the department strengthened the community paramedic program and launched the Whole Blood Program, which allows paramedics to administer life-saving blood transfusions at the scene of an emergency.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Staff and faculty question whether expansion serves low-income communities, while nurses describe severe emergency-room crowding.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
That led to Jackson Healthcare, a behemoth company that provides contract nurses and other workers to hospitals and health systems, including public entities that have helped fuel Jackson’s fortunes with taxpayer money.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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