Ambulance driver-paramedic vs outdoor emergency care technician

Differences between ambulance driver-paramedic and outdoor emergency care technician duties and responsibilities

Ambulance driver-paramedic example responsibilities.

• Manage critically ill/injure patients effectively with rapid assessments, aggressive resuscitation, packaging and transport to appropriate definitive care emergency departments.
• Function as a NREMT-Paramedic, providing advance life support to emergency and non-emergency patients.
• Assist out laying basic ambulances services with advance level of patient treatment.
• Provide emergency treatment to accident victims and medical emergent patients.
• Design, coordinate and instruct continuing education programs for paramedics and emergency medical technicians employ by private and municipal fire departments
• Interact with other medical professionals in a professional manner while abiding by HIPAA regulations regarding all patient confidentiality.

Outdoor emergency care technician example responsibilities.

• Perform CPR and EKG'S.
• Perform high-quality CPR during cardiac arrest, provide postmortem care when need.
• Maintain proper documentation for both incoming and hospitalize patients.
• Initiate admitting procedures for all patients needing admission to hospital.
• Obtain certifications in splinting, phlebotomy, sterile catheterization and EKG interpretation.
• Advance nursing assistant with responsibilities including intravenous line placement/phlebotomy, EKG interpretation, etc.
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