Emergency Medical Technicians
Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
- Tasks
- 12 tasksNot rated core or supplemental
- Family
- Healthcare PractitionersOne of its 96 occupations
- Code
- 29-2042.00SOC 2018: 29-2042
What the work is made of
O*NET lists these 12 tasks but has not rated them core or supplemental. Each is quoted as published, with where it came from.
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- Task 1. Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.Not ratedTask 22852Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 2. Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.Not ratedTask 22853Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 3. Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.Not ratedTask 22854Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 4. Comfort and reassure patients.Not ratedTask 22855Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 5. Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of survivors, or to receive instructions for further treatment.Not ratedTask 22856Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 6. Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.Not ratedTask 22857Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 7. Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease, and report case to proper authorities.Not ratedTask 22858Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 8. Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.Not ratedTask 22859Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 9. Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.Not ratedTask 22860Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 10. Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.Not ratedTask 22861Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 11. Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.Not ratedTask 22862Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
- Task 12. Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.Not ratedTask 22863Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 29-2042
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- Changed by usNothing.
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