Ambulance workers

Ambulance workers provide emergency health care to patients who are injured, sick, infirm, or otherwise physically or mentally impaired prior to and during transport to medical facilities.

Job Responsibilities

• Assessing the health status of persons involved in accidents, natural disasters and other emergency situations, and determining needs for immediate and specialized medical assistance
• Performing medical procedures and administering drugs and other therapies according to protocol for emergency medical treatment, including resuscitating and defibrillating patients and operating life-support equipment
• Monitoring changes in the health status of patients during transport to and from medical, rehabilitation and other health care facilities
• Providing information and training to community groups and essential service workers in first aid for initial care of an illness or injury
• Attending and/or patrolling large-scale public gatherings and other events where health emergencies are more likely to occur
• Recording information on patients' conditions and treatments provided in medical record-keeping systems