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# paramedic

«paramedic» in Mova's school dictionary: **a trained person who gives emergency medical help to sick…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a paramedic, paramedics)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A paramedic is a trained person who gives emergency medical help to sick or hurt people and takes them to hospital in an ambulance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramedic/#m1)

2) A paramedic works fast at the scene of an accident, at home or in the street, before a doctor can see the patient. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramedic/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons the paramedic is one of the helpers who come when you call 911, 999, 000 or 111 (or 112). In stories a paramedic arriving means someone is badly hurt but help is here. Phrases: «call the paramedics», «the paramedics arrived», «paramedics treated him at the scene».

### examples

- The paramedics arrived in an ambulance with flashing lights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramedic/#x1)
- A paramedic checked the boy's breathing and pulse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramedic/#x2)
- Mum called 999 and the paramedics came in ten minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramedic/#x3)
- The paramedic put a bandage on the cyclist's leg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramedic/#x4)
- My uncle trained for years to become a paramedic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramedic/#x5)
- Paramedics carried the old man to the ambulance on a stretcher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramedic/#x6)
- When you call for help, stay calm so the paramedics can find you quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramedic/#x7)

### note

Countable: one paramedic, two paramedics; «a paramedic». Stress on «MED». A paramedic is not a doctor, but is trained to give first aid and emergency treatment. In some places the word «ambulance crew» or «EMT» (USA) is used for similar workers.

### In the corpora

- [Police officers, firefighters and paramedics are there to help children who are in trouble.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/56-trusted-adults-and-asking-for-help/18/)
- [Ambulances carry paramedics, who are trained to give emergency treatment on the spot and on the way to hospital.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/26-emergencies-ambulance-999-and-a-and-e/7/)
- [Paramedics are the trained helpers who come in an ambulance.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/7-chased-trapped-frightened-scary-moments-that-come-back-at-night/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «paramedic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramedic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.