What Does an Emergency Paramedic Do?
Emergency paramedics are responsible for responding to sudden medical emergencies, such as automobile accidents, heart attacks, childbirth, and victims of violence like gunshot and stabbing victims. They are dispatched by an emergency operator, and speed over to the scene in an emergency vehicle equipped with basic life-saving devices to tend to the victim. Upon arrival, paramedics must determine the nature and severity of the case, as well as administer any possible aid the paramedics can provide on the scene. Some minor injuries, such as collapse or fainting, can be treated right away without any additional attention. However, major incidents, such as if the patient is gravely injured or has suffered from a heart attack, must be transported to an emergency care facility to allow trained physicians to handle the case. In these incidents, the paramedics will administer all the aid they can give and quickly transport the patient to a nearby hospital.
