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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 “Emergency Medical Technician/Driver (EMT/DRIVER)”

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.
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.
Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.
Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.
Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures under a physician's direction.
Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
Comfort and reassure patients.
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

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

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Microsoft Word
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Palmtree EMS Field Reference Guide
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MEDITECH software
Informed EMS Field Guide
Medical Wizards ER & ICU ToolBox
Epocrates
Medical Wizards Paramedics ToolBox
Microsoft Excel
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