3.3 KiB
3.3 KiB
name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| emergency-ambulance-driver | Occupational skill for the role 'emergency ambulance driver' (also: assistant in emergency care, ambulance emergency medical technician, ECA, technician in emergency medical care, medical emergency assistant, ambulance technician). Use when the user asks for typical emergency ambulance driver work such as: Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.; Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.; Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge. |
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.
Core workflow
- Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
- Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
- Comfort and reassure patients.
- Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of survivors, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
- Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
- Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease, and report case to proper authorities.
- Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- 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
Hot technologies
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/64e909ad-1bd0-493c-a8dc-1afbed0c9c2f), ONET 30.3 (29-2042.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*