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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “First Responder”

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.
Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
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.
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.
Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or 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.
Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
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.
Comfort and reassure patients.
Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
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.

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

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