A Paramedic, or Ambulance Assistant, is responsible for traveling to emergency medical situations to provide a range of care to patients. Their duties include assessing the patient and their environment, administering procedures like CPR and stabilizing patients for transport to the hospital if needed.
Egy Paramedic képesnek kell lennie arra, hogy különféle kötelezettségeket és felelősségeket teljesítsen. Az alábbiakban felsorolunk néhány olyan kötelezettséget és felelősséget, amelyet a Paramedicnek végre kell hajtania:
- Provide emergency medical assistance, such as CPR or bandaging a wound
- Quickly and efficiently assess a patient’s condition and determine the best course of treatment
- Transport patients safely in an ambulance
- Provide first aid or life support to patients who are sick or injured
- Transfer patients to the emergency area of the hospital or other healthcare facility
- Report what they saw and did to doctors, nurses or other healthcare staff
Egy versenyképes Paramedic bizonyos készségekkel és képesítésekkel rendelkezik, beleértve:
- Listening skills to understand the patient’s extent of illness or injury
- Since Paramedics lift, kneel and bend throughout their job, they need to be physically fit
- Communication skills to speak clearly about the situation and procedures to patients and healthcare staff
- Problem solving skills for quickly understanding the patient status and symptoms and for administering required treatment
- Since Paramedics need to provide support to patients in life-threatening situations and under great stress, they should be compassionate
- Interpersonal skills to work in teams and coordinate with others to handle stressful situations.
