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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 “Flight Paramedic”

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.
Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.
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.
Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
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.
Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.
Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
Comfort and reassure patients.
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.
Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures under a physician's direction.

Related Technology & Tools

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