§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

paramedic in emergency responses

Paramedics in emergency responses provide emergency care to sick, injured, and vulnerable persons in emergency medical situations, before and during transport to a medical facility.

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Description

Paramedics in emergency responses provide emergency care to sick, injured, and vulnerable persons in emergency medical situations, before and during transport to a medical facility. They implement and oversee the transfer of the patient in connection with transport. They provide assistance in acute situations, implement life-saving emergency measures, and monitor the performance of the transportation process. As allowed by national law they may also provide oxygen, certain drugs, the puncture of peripheral veins and infusion of crystalloid solutions and perform endotracheal intubation if needed for the immediate prevention of threats for the life or health of an emergency patient.

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

operate specialised equipment in emergency comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice employ specific paramedic techniques in out-of-hospital care contribute to continuity of health care empathise with the healthcare user manage patients with acute illnesses use e-health and mobile health technologies interact with healthcare users position patients undergoing interventions communicate in healthcare inform policy makers on health-related challenges tolerate stress provide health education operate an emergency communication system promote inclusion assess nature of injury in emergency apply first response provide first aid address problems critically respond to changing situations in health care work in multidisciplinary health teams monitor basic patients signs follow clinical guidelines prioritise emergencies manage healthcare users' data comply with legislation related to health care administer medication in emergency work in a multicultural environment in health care write reports on emergency cases cope with blood select hazard control develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship manage major incidents brief hospital staff ensure safety of healthcare users deal with emergency care situations apply context specific clinical competences adapt to emergency care environment accept own accountability observe confidentiality transfer patients to and from ambulance vehicles advise on healthcare users' informed consent delegate emergency care apply organisational techniques listen actively immobilise patients for emergency intervention conduct physical examination in emergency adhere to organisational guidelines transfer patients manage acute pain maintain order at scenes of accidents

OPTIONALOptional competences

educate on the prevention of illness decontaminate ambulance interior communicate in foreign languages with health service providers use foreign languages for health-related research manage trauma through surgical means use foreign languages in patient care train employees

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)