General Terms
Medic is a term that may be used to denote a wide range of trained medical responders, from people who provide basic first aid to physicians. Usage of medic does not imply that the individual provides any specific level of care. In some areas, paramedic is also used as a general term for medical responders. However, paramedic may also be a specific level of training.
A first responder is the first medically trained personnel who come in to contact with a patient. Additionally, there are several levels of training that are referred to as first responders.
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