A paramedic is a medical profession that provides advanced levels of medical care in the pre-hospital setting usually in an emergency. This includes an initial assessment, diagnosis and a treatment plan to manage the patient's health crisis. This care can also be continued en-route to a hospital if more definitive care for the patient is required. In some cases the Paramedic may provide adequate treatment that may resolve the health crisis and may or may not refer the patient onto another health professional.

Most paramedics work in ambulances or medical helicopters however there are some who take up hospital based roles in emergency departments. In some countries paramedics can go onto becoming a form of extended care practitioner similar to a PA or CNP.
Paramedics responded when my father was experiencing a heart attack.
by paramagician October 26, 2012
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A person who successfully completes the two required semesters at a community college in order to obtain an EMT-Intravenous therapy license. The person then proceeds to complete an additional three semesters to become an EMT-Paramedic. Followed by over 1500 hours of clinical time in various operating rooms, emergency rooms, and ambulance services. The Paramedic is trained in all basic EMT skills, pharmacology (over 200 medications), endotracheal intubation, blood collection for ABGs, trauma/medical assessment, intra osseous medication infusion therapy, and many other skills. The Paramedic is ACLS, PALS, and PHTLS certified.
Paramedic: "This patient's in cardiac arrest. I'm going to need someone performing correct chest compressions, someone needs to draw up drugs, someone needs to get on the monitor, and I need IV access. This patient's in ventricular fibrillation. Draw up 1 mg of epinephrine and prepare to defibrillate at 200 joules biphasic."
by Paramedic 9224 April 25, 2013
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Icy blooded, steel natured, beast capable of doing the near impossible with almost nothing to work with in the worst conditions for the least possible pay. Given twice the social responsibility of law enforcement and none of the authority, while firefighters are running into the burning building, paramedics take up residence in the burning building and start unpacking boxes and paying rent.
Stepping out of the ambulance and surveying the scene the paramedic sighed and said, "Get my coffee, it's going to be a long shift. "
by Old_Scratch June 23, 2015
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is when you have sex in the missionary position with surgical gloves on and make ambulance noises during sex and then you take her pulse when your done lmaol
mario: my sex life is really boring

luigi: try doing THE PARAMEDIC
by ADAMO S July 13, 2010
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Definition: A person in which works on a ambulance, responding to emergency medical situations.

Characteristics : Paramedics are made up of many different types of people! This is what makes them so great. They all have different views and beliefs yet still have a brother/sister hood because they all have a drive to help others. Many Paramedics can come across as blunt ,cold or a little too honest, however they have a protective, soft and caring manner to them as well. They appear strong as if nothing can shake them but understand these people are NOT superheroes! It is not uncommon for them to go home after a shift and cry for an hour about the patient they couldn’t help, the patient who’s was to far gone. Sometimes it happens at random times, like driving home from the grocery store. Although every one handles it differently! They wear there heart on there sleeve and want nothing but the best for there patients.

Some people call these fine individuals Angels but I’m not sure they fall under this category either! Paramedics have a tendency to have the darkest sense of humour and are always shocking people with there jokes. These people are the most badass bitches you will ever meet! If you think the Paramedic/Emts are crazy, you should see the people who marry them!
That Paramedic/EMT looks like a monster with all those tattoos, but there actually the sweetest person you will ever meet!
by Alberta Proud October 8, 2019
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An apparatus in which a patient is placed on and shacked to a gurney, a second gurney is placed inverted on top of the patient, and the two gurneys are shackled together. Used when patients are stabilized and represent an extreme risk to themselves or others. May be used as a punitive measure when the threat (or administration) of a rectal exam is considered to be ineffective.
"If the dirtball in Room Two doesn't cool down, give him twenty mgs of Vitamin H, slap him into a paramedic sandwich and transport him to County."
by Knife and Gun Club July 27, 2009
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When the general public misunderstands how you (a paramedic) interact with the general public, or when a paramedic is socially misunderstood. There are many applicable situations to paramedic apathy, though it is mostly a lack of perspective from the general public, not actual apathy from the people who you call on to save your life.

When for the 10,000th time some jackass at a party asks you to tell them the gnarliest thing you have ever seen, And you inarticulately tell a lame story about a guy who was shot in the head but was still talking. Since they can't relate, and at some point you smile, you have inadvertently performed paramedic apathy.

Demanding lunch before the next call, while still joking about the corpse you just determined dead in a pool of semen, is Paramedic apathy.
Terry... I wish his dog lived, cuz that guy was a dick to us. Dogs are way better than people.

Danno... That is just the Paramedic apathy coming through. Now let's go eat chicken cuz it's Tuesday!
by VICERN January 21, 2014
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