Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals. Transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Paramedic
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- Administer drugs, orally or by injection, and perform intravenous procedures under a physician's direction.
- Administer first-aid treatment and life-support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital setting.
- Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
- Comfort and reassure patients.
- Communicate with dispatchers and treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, and to receive instructions for further treatment.
- Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.
- Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members and police and fire department personnel.
- Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
- Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
- Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
- Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenish first-aid equipment and supplies.
- Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs and treatment.
- Operate equipment such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators and bag-valve mask resuscitators in advanced life-support environments.
- Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
- administer injections
- administer medications or treatments
- analyze patient activity
- apply appropriate physical restraint
- communicate technical information
- drive emergency rescue or firefighting vehicles
- fit medical supportive devices
- follow infectious materials procedures
- follow life support procedures
- follow patient care procedures
- follow police or emergency radio regulations
- identify body response variations
- inventory medical supplies or instruments
- lift or transport ill or injured patients
- make presentations on health or medical issues
- observe patient condition
- obtain information from clients, customers, or patients
- operate emergency fire or rescue equipment
- prepare patient reports
- recognize physical or emotional abuse
- record medical history or data
- set up patient care equipment
- take vital signs
- understand properties or composition of drugs
- understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
- use emergency medical procedures
- use emergency medical treatment procedures
- use first aid procedures
- use hazardous materials information
- use health or sanitation standards
- use knowledge of investigation techniques
- use knowledge of medical terminology
- use local or regional geographical knowledge to transportation
- use rescue procedures
- use sanitation practices in health care settings
- use two-way radio or mobile phone
- work with persons with mental disabilities or illnesses
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