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# Competences — emergency ambulance driver
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/64e909ad-1bd0-493c-a8dc-1afbed0c9c2f).
## Essential
- **adhere to organisational guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **assist ambulance paramedics** (skill/competence)
- **clean vehicle interiors** (skill/competence)
- **communicate in healthcare** (skill/competence)
- **comply with legislation related to health care** (skill/competence)
- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (skill/competence)
- **drive ambulance under emergency conditions** (skill/competence)
- **emergency cases** (knowledge)
- **empathise with the healthcare user** (skill/competence)
- **ensure ambulance roadworthiness** (skill/competence)
- **first aid** (knowledge)
- **follow verbal instructions** (skill/competence)
- **health care legislation** (knowledge)
- **health care occupation-specific ethics** (knowledge)
- **human anatomy** (knowledge)
- **hygiene in a health care setting** (knowledge)
- **infection control** (knowledge)
- **listen actively** (skill/competence)
- **maintain emergency vehicle equipment** (skill/competence)
- **medical dispatch** (knowledge)
- **monitor patients during transfer to hospital** (skill/competence)
- **operate an emergency communication system** (skill/competence)
- **operational tactics for emergency responses** (knowledge)
- **pathogenic microorganisms** (knowledge)
- **position patients undergoing interventions** (skill/competence)
- **provide first aid** (skill/competence)
- **resuscitation** (knowledge)
- **special equipment in emergency** (knowledge)
- **tolerate stress** (skill/competence)
- **transfer patients** (skill/competence)
- **transfer patients to and from ambulance vehicles** (skill/competence)
- **work in multidisciplinary teams related to emergency care** (skill/competence)
- **write reports on emergency cases** (skill/competence)
## Optional
- apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
- assess nature of injury in emergency (skill/competence)
- childbirth (knowledge)
- communicate in foreign languages with health service providers (skill/competence)
- decontaminate ambulance interior (skill/competence)
- disability care (knowledge)
- drive helicopter under emergency conditions (skill/competence)
- handle patient trauma (skill/competence)
- maintain order at scenes of accidents (skill/competence)
- operate specialised equipment in emergency (skill/competence)
- perform multiple tasks at the same time (skill/competence)
- pharmacology (knowledge)
- pilot boat for medical emergency services (skill/competence)
- sanitary technology (knowledge)
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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 37 ads, as of 2026-07-11)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
### Hard skills
- patient assessment — **57 %**
- vehicle operation — **22 %**
- basic life support — **22 %**
- ambulance operation — **19 %**
### Responsibilities
- ambulance operation — **32 %**
- equipment maintenance — **27 %**
- patient transport — **24 %**
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