Occupation AtlasEmergency Medical Technicians
O*NET · 29-2042.00
Emergency Medical Technicians
Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
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Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B) · Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) · Emergency Room Technician · EMT · EMT Paramedic · EMT Paramedic (Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic) · EMT-B · EMT-B (Emergency Medical Technician- Basic) · EMT-I/85 · EMT-I/99 · EMT-P · First Responder · Health Care Specialist · Healthcare Specialist · Medical Driver · Medical Equipment Delivery Driver · Medical Technician · Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Driver · Onsite Medical Rep · Onsite Medical Representative (Onsite Medical Rep) · Paramedic · Rescue Tech · Rescue Technician (Rescue Tech) · Rescue Worker
Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
SRISocial · Realistic · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social5.56
- R Realistic5.46
- I Investigative4.57
- C Conventional3.76
- E Enterprising1.56
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Typically associated skills
No skills on file for this occupation.
Tasks
12 not yet ratedWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it.
- Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
- Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
- Comfort and reassure patients.
- Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of survivors, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
- Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
- Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease, and report case to proper authorities.
- Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
- Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
- Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.
- Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.
- Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
Technology
20 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
Hot (5)
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
Other tools (15)
- Epocrates
- HyperTox
- Informed EMS Field Guide
- Iterum eMedic
- MedDataSolutions Regist*r
- Medical Wizards ER & ICU ToolBox
- Medical Wizards ER Suite
- Medical Wizards Paramedics ToolBox
- Mosby's Drug Consult
- Palmtree EMS Field Reference Guide
- Palmtree Pocket EKG
- PEPID EMS
- Skyscape medical software
- Skyscape Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult
- TechOnSoftware HazMatCE Pro
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