Technician - Emergency Medical / Paramedic

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Technician - Emergency Medical / Paramedic

Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals. Transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.

Top activities and tasks for this job:

• Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
• 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.
• Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.
• Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
• Assisting and Caring for Others - administer injections
• Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
• Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.

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