Flight paramedic vs outdoor emergency care technician

Differences between flight paramedic and outdoor emergency care technician duties and responsibilities

Flight paramedic example responsibilities.

• Administer and manage advanced cardiac life support including medications and intubation of compromise airways.
• Manage critically ill/injure patients effectively with rapid assessments, aggressive resuscitation, packaging and transport to appropriate definitive care emergency departments.
• Schedule EMT's and paramedics for monthly shifts and training.
• Coauthor unit medical protocols the paramedic skillset alongside AEMT and EMT.
• Provide critical and ALS care and emergency service on domestic and international flights.
• Provide all ALS care need to maintain a stable patient during the flight.
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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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