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Job Description

Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals. Transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2041.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 36,110.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 17.00
Currently, there are 244,960 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics”.

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Tasks for “EMT Intermediate (Emergency Medical Technician, Intermediate)”

Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.
Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.
Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
Comfort and reassure patients.
Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
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.
Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.
Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures under a physician's direction.
Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.

Related Technology & Tools

Valve mask resuscitators
Scalpels
Saline locks
Half-spine immobilization devices
Interlink syringe cannulas
Venoject needles
Oxygen nasal cannulae
Nebulizers
Extrication devices
Obstetrical OB kits
Bulb syringes
Hacksaws
Portable oxygen equipment
Fixed-oxygen equipment
Pleural decompression kits
Intravenous IV pumps
Adult Magill forceps
Adult non-rebreather oxygen masks
Blood tubes
Battery-powered portable suction units
Notebook computers
Full-spine immobilization devices
External pacers
Curved pediatric blades
Suction tubing
Desktop computers
Pry bars
Infant oxygen masks
Pneumatic anti-shock garments PASG
Medical anti-shock trousers MAST
Vial access cannulas
Esophageal tracheal airway devices
Intraosseous kits
Long arm boards
Oropharyngeal airways
Ring cutters
Airway suction units
Tourniquets
Straight adult blades
Emergency medical services cervical collars
Syringes
Telemetry units
Mechanical stethoscopes
Medical suction catheters
Rigid splints
Stretchers
Patient CO2 monitors
Personal digital assistants PDA
Laryngoscopes
Lower extremity traction devices with ankle hitches
Portable cardiac monitors
Esophageal intubation detection devices
Triage tags
Curved adult blades
Endotracheal ET tube holddown devices
Monitors
Two way radios
Ambulances
Splints
Child oxygen masks
Endotracheal ET tubes
Stair chairs
Nasopharyngeal airways
Vacutainer adapters
Resuscitation devices
Restraint belts
Head immobilization devices
Wall-mounted oxygen regulators
Straitjacket
Traction splints
Cardboard splints
Pocket masks with one-way valves
Cricothyrotomy kits
Electrocardiography EKG units
Intravenous IV cannulas
Patient restraints
Center punches/glass hammers
Multi-level wheeled cots
Sledgehammers
Oximeters
Infusion sets
Short arm boards
Spinal immobilization equipment
Meconium aspirators
Intravenous IV pressure infusers
Semiautomated or automatic external defibrillators AED
Scalp vein needles
Chock blocks
Needles
Transtracheal jet insufflators
Bag valve mask BVM resuscitators
Fixed-suction equipment
Blood pressure recorders
Preload syringes
Glucometers
Catheters
Bulletproof vests
Adult stylets
Limb restraints
Straight pediatric blades
Epi-pens

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Palmtree EMS Field Reference Guide
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Word
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