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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.
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.
Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
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.
Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures under a physician's direction.
Comfort and reassure patients.
Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
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.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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