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Ambulance Attendant and Other Paramedical Occupations
This unit group includes workers who administer pre-hospital emergency medical care to patients and transport them to hospitals or other medical facilities for further medical care. They are employed by private ambulance services, hospitals, fire departments, government departments and agencies, manufacturing firms, mining companies and other private sector establishments.
Possible Titles:
advanced care paramedic ambulance attendant critical care paramedic emergency medical attendant (EMA) emergency medical care assistant emergency medical responder emergency medical technician (EMT) emergency medical technician, paramedic (EMT - P) emergency medical technologist, paramedic paramedic primary care paramedic supervisor, ambulance services
Responsibilities:
Ambulance Attendants can perform some or all of the following duties:
Assess extent of injuries or illness of trauma victims, patients with respiratory disease and stress, overdose and poisoning victims, industrial accident victims and other ill or injured individuals to determine emergency medical treatment
Administer pre-hospital emergency care, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), oxygen, bandaging and splinting, to patients
Establish and maintain intravenous treatment (IV), apply adjunctive equipment for ventilation and circulation complications, administer medications and provide other advanced emergency treatment to patients
Transport patients by air, land or water to hospital or other medical facility for further medical care
Document and record nature of injuries and treatment provided
Assist hospital personnel with provision of medical treatment, if necessary
Maintain ambulances and emergency care equipment and supplies
May train and supervise other workers in this unit group
May assist with triage of emergency patients.
Employment Requirments:
Completion of a college, hospital-based or other recognized program in emergency medical technology ranging from two to twenty-four months or courses in emergency health care and Supervised practical training are required.
Licensure according to type and length of training by a regulatory body is required in Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
Those operating emergency vehicles require an appropriate class of
licence.
Courtesy of: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada