Respond to 911 calls
for emergency medical assistance, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or bandaging a wound, assess a patient's condition and determine a course of treatment, follow guidelines learned in training or received from physicians who oversee their work, use backboards and restraints to keep patients still and
safe in an
ambulance during
transport, help transfer patients to the emergency department of a healthcare facility and report their observations and treatment to the staff, create a patient care report, document the medical care given to the patient, replace used supplies and check or clean equipment after use.