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  • noun A basic level emergency medical technician that has passed national registry examination; trained less extensively than the advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic (EMT-P) level

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Examples

  • Very similar to the rubber bands: my mother is a nurse, I'm a Wilderness EMT-B, ever since I was a kid we had the rubber tourniquets in the house, they're basically very wide, free-end rubber bands.

    Open Stuck Jars With Rubber Bands | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B/TUM I) = A person with about 100 hours of emergency care training for ambulance crews (paid or volunteer).

    Emergency Medical Care 2007

  • Very similar to the rubber bands: my mother is a nurse, I'm a Wilderness EMT-B, ever since I was a kid we had the rubber tourniquets in the house, they're basically very wide, free-end rubber bands.

    Open Stuck Jars With Rubber Bands | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • One Paramedic, One Preceptee, and one EMT-B to drive.

    Archive 2008-04-01 JackOfHares 2008

  • One Paramedic, One Preceptee, and one EMT-B to drive.

    A rare occasion such as this.... JackOfHares 2008

  • Jen RN Again, EMT-B is reentering the nursing workforce after a 12 year absence from the profession.

    Change of Shift with Nurse Chapel Mother Jones RN 2008

  • Jen RN Again, EMT-B is reentering the nursing workforce after a 12 year absence from the profession.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Mother Jones RN 2008

  • Current and valid EMT-B license and valid IL driver's license required.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2011

  • We are seeking an experienced EMT-B, EMT-I or Paramedic to work Full Time at our on-site clinic in Melrose Park, IL.

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

  • In 2008, Swanson received his EMT-B national registry and his Texas Fire Commission certification as a structural firefighter.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2010

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