How to Use paramedic in a Sentence

paramedic

noun
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  • She's training to be a paramedic.
  • The flight returned to the gate and paramedics boarded the aircraft.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • The man was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
  • Thanks be to God, the paramedics arrived right on time.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The girl was treated at the scene by paramedics, the agency said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 5 July 2023
  • The two critical care paramedics asked to be added to the call and headed to the scene to help.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The actress grabbed a neighbor, who then called the paramedics.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
  • Being a paramedic is tough enough at the best of times.
    — Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 19 May 2024
  • Perry was brought to shore by paramedics via jet ski and pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 24 June 2024
  • And now at the Pellot home, paramedics and police were struggling to save the life of the young wife and mother.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Two years later he was named the Rescue Squad’s paramedic of the year.
    — Lilly Price, baltimoresun.com, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Perry was then brought to shore by paramedics via jet ski and pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 24 June 2024
  • She was found by paramedics who revived her and brought her to the hospital.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Sometime in 2018, a text came from Dusseault’s nephew, a paramedic.
    — Doug Smith Senior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2021
  • The body was later transferred to the morgue, according to the paramedic.
    — Robyn Dixon, Emily Rauhala, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Finley has worked as a paramedic in the Springfield area for four years.
    — Steven Spearie, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The roommate called 911 and paramedics responded, but Miller was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But a paramedic’s report from the scene did not mention any bite marks.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The ambulance that went to her was targeted and two paramedics killed.
    — Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
  • If the broken limb is a leg, don't try to move your child yourself; call 911 and let paramedics safely move them.
    — Stacey Colino, Parents, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Park staff were able to restrain the tiger before paramedics arrived.
    — Angus Watson, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
  • The paramedics headed out quickly to the location where Hind was trapped.
    — Cate Brown, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The two men, along with Officer Nathan Woodyard, who was first on the scene, and two paramedics, pleaded not guilty.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Police and paramedics arrived and took her to a hospital.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The rescuers sent a helicopter to find the victims, inserting a paramedic at the site of the crash.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The paramedics declared both deceased at the scene, according to reports.
    — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2023
  • O'Donnell, the paramedic who was slender enough to fit down the tunnel, failed on his first attempt to free McClure from the well's tiny shaft.
    — Mark Bone and Gregory Rosati, CNN, 30 July 2021
  • The rider died before paramedics could take the person to a hospital, according to the CHP.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • The ambulance service said in a post on X today that paramedics along with an IDF medical team responded to the scene and pronounced the foreign worker dead.
    — NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Three others were taken to the hospital by paramedics, with one in grave condition and two in critical condition.
    — Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024

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