EMT Basic

Responsibilities

• Lifts, carries, and transports injured, sick or incapacitated persons from residential or accident scenes to medical facilities.
• Provides emergency medical treatment to injured, sick, or incapacitated persons.
• Communicate with professional medical personnel at emergency treatment facility to obtain instructions regarding treatment and to arrange for reception of victims at medical treatment facilities.
• Obtains information from persons involved, examines victims and determines nature, extent, or magnitude of illness or injury to establish emergency medical procedures to be followed or need for additional assistance.
• Administers prescribed first-aid treatment at site of emergency or in specially equipped vehicle according to established medical protocols.
• Applies splints; administers oxygen or artificial resuscitation; treats and bandages wounds or abrasions; and performs other basic life support procedures.
• Insertion of Supraglottic Airways
• Acquiring and transmitting 12-lead ECG
• Administration of medications as listed on the EMT Medication Formulary in the EMS setting
• Assist in the administration of nitroglycerin; auto-inhalers; auto-injection epinephrine; and auto-injection, sublingual, or intranasal naloxone prescribed to the patient
• Site maintenance of heparin locks and saline locks
• Stabilizes, immobilizes, lifts and moves victims from scene of accident or catastrophe.
• Operates a specially equipped emergency medical vehicle in an assigned geographic area to respond to accidents or catastrophes and to transport injured or ill persons to a medical facility Inspects specially equipped emergency vehicle; cleans equipment to ensure its safe operation; and replenishes medical supplies, fuel, and fluids.

EMT Skills and Qualifications

• Read, write, and communicate professionally and effectively with employees and managers
• Write simple correspondence or reports
• Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees and/or managers
• Knowledge of company protocols, operational procedures, and safety policies
• Knowledge of methods and techniques for providing on-site emergency medical services

EMT Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements

• State EMT certification
• Completed NIMS 100,200,700,800
• Certified in CPR Basic Life Support by the American Heart Association
• Current EVOC certification