paramedic

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment

2. 2
   noun

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   A person who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency prehospital setting.

Etymology

From para- + medic.