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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 “Emergency Room Technician”

Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
Comfort and reassure patients.
Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
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 work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.
Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.
Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
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.
Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures under a physician's direction.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Palmtree EMS Field Reference Guide
Medical Wizards ER Suite
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PEPID EMS