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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”

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 drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures under a physician's direction.
Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.
Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
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.
Comfort and reassure patients.
Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
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.
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.
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

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

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TechOnSoftware HazMatCE Pro
Iterum eMedic
PEPID EMS
Informed EMS Field Guide
Mosby's Drug Consult
MEDITECH software
Microsoft Office
Medical Wizards ER Suite
Microsoft Excel
Skyscape Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult
Medical Wizards Paramedics ToolBox
Palmtree EMS Field Reference Guide
MedDataSolutions Regist*r
HyperTox
Palmtree Pocket EKG
Epocrates
Medical Wizards ER & ICU ToolBox