emergency medical technician (EMT) a provider of emergency care (health care at the basic life support level); this may include spinal immobilization, administration of oxygen, and control of bleeding. In some states there are modular training programs where an EMT can add skills to the basic level.

EMT

Emergency medicine An abbreviation for any of a number of grades of Emergency Medical Technician, based on the number of hrs of formal training, and type of specially training

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