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Rettungssanitäter

paramedic

noun RET-tungs-za-ni-tae-ter Rare
People & Society Professions

Also means

emergency medical technician

Usage Note

Rettungssanitäter is a 520-hour certification below Notfallsanitäter (the full three-year paramedic qualification). Both work on ambulances but the Notfallsanitäter may perform more advanced medical interventions. Often called RS in emergency service shorthand.

Examples

"Der Rettungssanitäter stabilisierte den Verletzten bis zum Eintreffen des Notarztes."

Natural Translation

The paramedic stabilised the injured person until the emergency doctor arrived.

Literal Translation

The rescue-paramedic stabilised the injured until the arrival of the emergency-doctor.

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