How do they match: Emergency Medical Technicians

  • Health Care Specialist
  • Healthcare Specialist

  • Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
  • Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of survivors, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
  • Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease, and report case to proper authorities.
  • 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.

  • Treat medical emergencies.
  • Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
  • Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
  • Position patients for treatment or examination.