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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 “Ambulance Driver-Paramedic”

Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
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.
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.
Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or 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.
Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.
Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.
Comfort and reassure patients.
Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
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.
Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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