paramedical
- adjective
- /ˌpærəˈmɛdɪkəl/
- Specialized
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paramédico
- In remote areas, paramedical personnel often play a crucial role in providing first aid.
- paramedical personnel
Examples
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Some items of medical equipment are no longer used exclusively by doctors and are now also commonly used by other health care professionals, including nurses, physiotherapists, and paramedical staff.
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Similarly, a cost-utility analysis of hepatitis A prevention among health care workers in Israel recommended selective vaccination of non-immune physicians and paramedical workers.
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So we were doin' paramedical work with the state highway system.
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Paramedical office personnel can be trained to manipulate the scope.
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Paramedical Services
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Some of these parameters are difficult to measure or calculate outside the laboratory or the hospital, while others can be measured using minimal equipment in outpatient or workshop conditions by technicians or paramedical personnel.
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In 1967, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at Northeastern University conducted a detailed study of institutional employment and shortages of paramedical personnel in Boston hospitals, nursing homes, and other institutions, considering the rising demand for paramedical personnel, the nature of shortages, and economic issues.
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In 1967, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at Northeastern University conducted a detailed study of institutional employment and shortages of paramedical personnel in Boston hospitals, nursing homes, and other institutions, considering the rising demand for paramedical personnel, the nature of shortages, and economic issues.
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Anti-psychiatry, as embodied by Ronnie Laing in the 1960s, is virtually a dead duck among psychiatrists, although it still has a certain following, particularly among paramedical staff, social workers, and nurses.
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The paramedical team arrived quickly to help the injured cyclist after the accident.
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Etymology
The word paramedical comes from the Greek prefix para- meaning 'beside', the same para- you have in parallel, and medical, which is like 'medicine' or 'doctor'. So paramedical describes care or staff that work alongside doctors and nurses to help patients, especially in emergencies.