Emergency Medical Technician

Role & responsibilities

Assess patients' symptoms and medical condition

Provide basic emergency care if necessary, including applying tourniquets to stop bleeding, hooking up intravenous fluids (IVs), using mechanical ventilators to help patients breathe, conducting CPR and using defibrillators

Bandage wounds, suture lacerations and fit patients for medical aids such as casts, orthopedic splints, crutches and wheelchairs

Take patients' vitals (temperature, pulse and blood pressure), record their medical histories and communicate with their family members

Monitoring patients' symptoms and their electrocardiogram (EKG) machine to ensure they remain in stable condition

Collect patient specimens such as blood, urine and stool

Assist doctors and nurses with diagnostics, exams and procedures by handing them medical tools and supplies

Perform clerical duties, such as guiding patients through the emergency room and providing them with discharge instructions

Keep emergency room equipment clean and functional, and restock supplies

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Perks and benefits