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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 “Medical Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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Infusion sets
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Vacutainer adapters
Telemetry units
Infant oxygen masks
Vial access cannulas
Half-spine immobilization devices
Lower extremity traction devices with ankle hitches
Intravenous IV pumps
Portable oxygen equipment
Oximeters
Restraint belts
Pneumatic anti-shock garments PASG
Meconium aspirators
Patient restraints
Ambulances
Full-spine immobilization devices
Obstetrical OB kits
Intraosseous kits
Catheters
Needles
Resuscitation devices
Electrocardiography EKG units
Pocket masks with one-way valves
Hacksaws
Medical anti-shock trousers MAST
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Endotracheal ET tube holddown devices
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Airway suction units
Straitjacket
Blood pressure recorders
External pacers
Limb restraints
Head immobilization devices
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Rigid splints
Nasopharyngeal airways
Portable cardiac monitors
Mechanical stethoscopes
Sledgehammers
Oxygen nasal cannulae
Fixed-oxygen equipment
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Nebulizers
Battery-powered portable suction units
Venoject needles
Patient CO2 monitors
Wall-mounted oxygen regulators
Two way radios
Pleural decompression kits
Tourniquets
Saline locks
Long arm boards
Traction splints
Fixed-suction equipment
Scalpels
Curved pediatric blades
Straight pediatric blades
Cardboard splints
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Personal digital assistants PDA
Splints
Suction tubing
Bag valve mask BVM resuscitators
Oropharyngeal airways
Adult Magill forceps
Straight adult blades
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Center punches/glass hammers
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Epi-pens
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Endotracheal ET tubes
Spinal immobilization equipment
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