摘要：The terms “paramedic” and “medical technician” are often used interchangeably when referring to allied health professionals. Etymologically,the former refers to a person who is trained to give prehospital emergency care but who is not a doctor or a nurse,while the latter refers to a trained person who works in a laboratory. However,these formal lines have now blurred and terms such as emergency medical technician and laboratory assistant,to name a few,are well known and accepted.
