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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)”

Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
Comfort and reassure patients.
Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures under a physician's direction.
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.
Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.
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.
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.
Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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