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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-I/99”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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