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Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.

Other names for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians: Ambulance Attendant, Ambulance Driver, Certified Emergency Vehicle Operations Technician (CEVO Technician), Class B Driver, CPR Ambulance Driver (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Ambulance Driver), Dispatcher, Driver, Driver Medic, Emergency Vehicle Operator, Emergency Care Attendant (ECA), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B), EMS Driver (Emergency Medical Services Driver), EMT Ambulance Attendant (Emergency Medical Technician Ambulance Attendant), First Responder, Medical Driver, Medical Van Driver (Medi-Van Driver), Paramedic, Patient Carrier,

What do Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians do?

  • Restrain or shackle violent patients.
  • Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.
  • Remove and replace soiled linens and equipment in order to maintain sanitary conditions.
  • Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.
  • Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.
  • Earn and maintain appropriate certifications.
  • Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.
  • Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials.
  • Administer first aid such as bandaging, splinting, and administering oxygen.

Do you enjoy these?

  • Ambulances
  • Blood pressure recording units
  • Desktop computers
  • Gurneys or scissor lifts
  • Mechanical stethoscopes or accessories
  • Special purpose telephones
  • Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies
  • Patient stabilization or fall prevention devices or accessories
  • Emergency response litters or stretchers or accessories
  • Personal computers
  • Facial shields
  • Protective gloves
  • Goggles
  • Orthopedic splint systems
  • Two way radios
  • Wheelchairs

Technology used

  • Word processing software
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Map creation software