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Medic
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Medic is a general term for a physician, a medical practitioner; a military or civilian paramedical worker, i.e.: a paramedic or Emergency Medical Technician and also a medical student but not a nurse unless they work in a paramedical setting.
See also
See also
- Paramedic
- Combat Medical Technician
- Emergency Medical Technician
- 68W (‘Combat Lifesaver’, Military Occupational Specialty in the U.S. military)
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