Medic

Medic is a general term for a person involved in medicine, especially emergency or first-response medicine, such as an Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic, or a military member trained in battlefield medicine. It may also refer to a medical student or, in limited settings, a physician. Unless in a paramedical setting, the term is not applied to a nurse.

Types of medics
Medic may be specifically used to refer to people in the following roles:
 * Emergency Medical Technician, an emergency responder trained to provide emergency medical services to the critically ill and injured.
 * EMT Basic, the entry certification level.
 * EMT Intermediate, the middle certification level, between EMT-Basic and Paramedic.
 * Paramedic, a medical professional who responds to medical and trauma emergencies in the pre-hospital environment, providing emergency treatment.


 * Combat Medic, a trained soldier who is responsible for providing first aid and front-line trauma care on the battlefield.
 * Combat Medical Technician, a soldier with a specialist military trade within the Royal Army Medical Corps of the British Army.
 * "68W", formally 91W, the Military Occupational Specialty for the United States Army's healthcare specialist (combat medic).