PARAMEDIC

This job was posted by : For more information, please see: - Operates an emergency medical vehicle. - 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. - Communicates 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. - 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.