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Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
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About This Occupation
Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals. Transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
Associate of Applied Science Degrees in Emergency Medical Services and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Career Studies Certificates are available from Lord Fairfax Community College.
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)
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Occupation Competencies
Applied Knowledge
Critical Thinking
Mathematics
Reading
Science
Writing
Clarifying Roles & Objectives
Communication
Monitoring & Controlling Resources
Monitoring Work
People Skills
Communication
Teamwork
Personal Skills
Adaptability
Dependability & Reliability
Initiative
Professionalism
Problem Solving
Professionalism
Strategic Planning/Action
Teamwork
Workplace Skills
Customer Focus
Decision Making
Planning & Organizing
Problem Solving
Common Job Titles
You may find open job opportunities using one or more of these common job titles, relating to this occupation.
- Ambulance Driver-Paramedic
- Emergency Department Technician (ED Technician)
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
- Emergency Medical Technician, Basic (EMT, B)
- Emergency Medical Technician/Driver (EMT/DRIVER)
- Emergency Room Technician
- EMT Intermediate (Emergency Medical Technician, Intermediate)
- EMT-I/85
- EMT-I/99
- EMT-P
- EMT, Paramedic (Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic)
- EMT/Dispatcher (Emergency Medical Technician/Dispatcher)
- EMT/Paramedic (Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic)
- First Responder
- Flight Paramedic
- Full-time Paramedic
- Healthcare Specialist
- Medical Technician
- Multi Care Technician (Multi Care Tech)
- Paramedic
- Rescue Worker
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Software, Tools, or Technology
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Indicates a hot item.- Adult Magill forceps
- Adult non-rebreather oxygen masks
- Adult stylets
- Airway suction units
- Ambulances
- Bag valve mask BVM resuscitators
- Battery-powered portable suction units
- Blood pressure recorders
- Blood tubes
- Bulb syringes
- Bulletproof vests
- Cardboard splints
- Catheters
- Center punches/glass hammers
- Child oxygen masks
- Chock blocks
- Cricothyrotomy kits
- Curved adult blades
- Curved pediatric blades
- Desktop computers
- Electrocardiography EKG units
- Emergency medical services cervical collars
- Endotracheal ET tube holddown devices
- Endotracheal ET tubes
- Epi-pens
- Epocrates
- Esophageal intubation detection devices
- Esophageal tracheal airway devices
- External pacers
- Extrication devices
- Fixed-oxygen equipment
- Fixed-suction equipment
- Full-spine immobilization devices
- Glucometers
- Hacksaws
- Half-spine immobilization devices
- Head immobilization devices
- HyperTox
- Infant oxygen masks
- Informed EMS Field Guide
- Infusion sets
- Interlink syringe cannulas
- Intraosseous kits
- Intravenous IV cannulas
- Intravenous IV pressure infusers
- Intravenous IV pumps
- Iterum eMedic
- Laryngoscopes
- Limb restraints
- Long arm boards
- Lower extremity traction devices with ankle hitches
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Meconium aspirators
- MedDataSolutions Regist*r
- Medical anti-shock trousers MAST
- Medical suction catheters
- Medical Wizards ER & ICU ToolBox
- Medical Wizards ER Suite
- Medical Wizards Paramedics ToolBox
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Monitors
- Mosby's Drug Consult
- Multi-level wheeled cots
- Nasopharyngeal airways
- Nebulizers
- Needles
- Notebook computers
- Obstetrical OB kits
- Oropharyngeal airways
- Oximeters
- Oxygen nasal cannulae
- Palmtree EMS Field Reference Guide
- Palmtree Pocket EKG
- Patient CO2 monitors
- Patient restraints
- PEPID EMS
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Pleural decompression kits
- Pneumatic anti-shock garments PASG
- Pocket masks with one-way valves
- Portable cardiac monitors
- Portable oxygen equipment
- Preload syringes
- Pry bars
- Restraint belts
- Resuscitation devices
- Rigid splints
- Ring cutters
- Saline locks
- Scalp vein needles
- Scalpels
- Semiautomated or automatic external defibrillators AED
- Short arm boards
- Skyscape
- Skyscape Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult
- Sledgehammers
- Spinal immobilization equipment
- Splints
- Stair chairs
- Straight adult blades
- Straight pediatric blades
- Straitjacket
- Stretchers
- Suction tubing
- Syringes
- TechOnSoftware HazMatCE Pro
- Telemetry units
- Tourniquets
- Traction splints
- Transtracheal jet insufflators
- Triage tags
- Two way radios
- Vacutainer adapters
- Valve mask resuscitators
- Venoject needles
- Vial access cannulas
- Wall-mounted oxygen regulators
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This workforce product was funded in part by a TAACCCT grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Pathways to the American Dream is an $7,500,000 project. $6,000,000 (75%) is provided through a Federal grant from the United States Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration. $1,500,000 (25%) is provided through other sources, including leveraged state and local funds. This product does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The U.S. Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership. Unless otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
KnowledgeToWork.com, LFCC, 173 Skirmisher Lane, Middletown, VA 22645-1745
This workforce product was funded in part by a TAACCCT grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Pathways to the American Dream is an $7,500,000 project. $6,000,000 (75%) is provided through a Federal grant from the United States Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration. $1,500,000 (25%) is provided through other sources, including leveraged state and local funds. This product does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The U.S. Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership. Unless otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.