emergency ambulance driver
Emergency ambulance drivers use emergency vehicles to respond to medical emergencies and support the work of paramedics, move patients safely, take note of changes in the patient's vital signs and report to the paramedics in charge, ensuring the medical equipment is well stored, transported and functional, under supervision and on order of a doctor of medicine.
Also called: ambulance technician, ECA, assistant in emergency care, medical emergency assistant, technician in emergency medical care, ambulance emergency care assistant, emergency medical vehicle assistant, ambulance emergency medical technician
- 33
- essential skills
- 14
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- hospital porterWhat changes?15 skills in common
- nurse responsible for general careWhat changes?12 skills in common
- orthoptist11 skills in common
- speech and language therapist11 skills in common
- diagnostic radiographer10 skills in common
- nuclear medicine radiographer10 skills in common
- radiographer10 skills in common
Essential skills
33- adhere to organisational guidelines
- assist ambulance paramedics
- clean vehicle interiors
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- drive ambulance under emergency conditions
- emergency cases
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure ambulance roadworthiness
- first aid
- follow verbal instructions
- health care legislation
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- human anatomy
- hygiene in a health care setting
- infection control
- listen actively
- maintain emergency vehicle equipment
- medical dispatch
- monitor patients during transfer to hospital
- operate an emergency communication system
- operational tactics for emergency responses
- pathogenic microorganisms
- position patients undergoing interventions
- provide first aid
- resuscitation
- special equipment in emergency
- tolerate stress
- transfer patients
- transfer patients to and from ambulance vehicles
- work in multidisciplinary teams related to emergency care
- write reports on emergency cases
Optional skills
14- apply organisational techniques
- assess nature of injury in emergency
- childbirth
- communicate in foreign languages with health service providers
- decontaminate ambulance interior
- disability care
- drive helicopter under emergency conditions
- handle patient trauma
- maintain order at scenes of accidents
- operate specialised equipment in emergency
- perform multiple tasks at the same time
- pharmacology
- pilot boat for medical emergency services
- sanitary technology
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