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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmergency Medical Technician
/ɪˈmɜːr.dʒən.si ˈmɛd.ɪ.kəl tɛkˈnɪʃ.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A specially trained medical technician certified to provide basic emergency services, such as CPR, airway management, and trauma care, typically before and during transportation to a hospital.
"The emergency medical technician quickly stabilized the patient at the scene of the accident."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'emergency' (from Latin 'emergentia', from 'emergere' meaning to rise out or bring forth), the adjective 'medical' (from Latin 'medicus', healing), and 'technician' (from Greek 'techne', art or craft, via French). The compound term emerged in the mid-20th century with the modernization of pre-hospital emergency medical services and professionalized rescue systems.
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technicien ambulancier
Transliteration: tek.ni.sjɛ̃ ɑ̃.by.lɑ̃.sje
"Le technicien ambulancier a prodigué les premiers soins."
Rettungssanitäter
Transliteration: ˈʁɛtʊŋszaˌniːtɛːɐ̯
"Der Rettungssanitäter brachte den Verletzten ins Krankenhaus."
soccorritore
Transliteration: sok.koˈri.to.re
"Il soccorritore è intervenuto tempestivamente."
técnico en emergencias médicas
Transliteration: ˈtek.ni.ko en eˈmeɾ.ɣen.sias ˈme.di.kas
"El técnico en emergencias médicas atendió al herido."
técnico de emergência médica
Transliteration: ˈtɛk.ni.ku dʒi iˈmɛʁ.sɐ̃.ʒɐ ˈmɛ.di.kɐ
"O técnico de emergência médica realizou os primeiros socorros."
आपातकालीन चिकित्सा तकनीशियन
Transliteration: aapatkalin chikitsa taknishiyan
"आपातकालीन चिकित्सा तकनीशियन ने मरीज को तुरंत बचाया।"
紧急救护员
Transliteration: jǐnjí jiùhùyuán
"紧急救护员迅速到达了事故现场。"
응급구조사
Transliteration: eung-geup-gu-jo-sa
"응급구조사가 환자에게 응급 처치를 실시했습니다."
救急救命士
Transliteration: kyūkyū kyūmeishi
"救急救命士が負傷者を搬送した。"
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