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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 “Paramedic”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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