ISCO Occupation Group 3258.1 Emergency Ambulance Driver
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Emergency Ambulance Driver: Emergency ambulance drivers use emergency vehicles to respond to medical emergencies and support the work of paramedics, move patients safely, take note of changes in the patient's vital signs and report to the paramedics in charge, ensuring the medical equipment is well stored, transported and functional, under supervision and on order of a doctor of medicine.
Essential Skills
- Monitor Patients During Transfer To Hospital
- Write Reports On Emergency Cases
- Special Equipment In Emergency
- Human Anatomy
- Listen Actively
- Ensure Ambulance Roadworthiness
- Transfer Patients To And From Ambulance Vehicles
- Follow Verbal Instructions
- Resuscitation
- Assist Ambulance Paramedics
- Operational Tactics For Emergency Responses
- Emergency Cases
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Empathise With The Healthcare User
- First Aid
- Pathogenic Microorganisms
- Maintain Emergency Vehicle Equipment
- Comply With Legislation Related To Health Care
- Tolerate Stress
- Drive Ambulance Under Emergency Conditions
- Comply With Quality Standards Related To Healthcare Practice
- Communicate Effectively In Healthcare
- Transfer Patients
- Health Care Occupation-Specific Ethics
- Position Patients Undergoing Interventions
- Medical Dispatch
- Operate An Emergency Communication System
- Provide First Aid
- Hygiene In A Health Care Setting
- Infection Control
- Clean Vehicle Interiors
- Work In Multidisciplinary Teams Related To Emergency Care
- Health Care Legislation
Optional Skills
- Communicate In Foreign Languages With Health Service Providers
- Pilot Boat For Medical Emergency Services
- Disability Care
- Childbirth
- Decontaminate Ambulance Interior
- Perform Multiple Tasks At The Same Time
- Handle Patient Trauma
- Maintain Order At Scenes Of Accidents
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Pharmacology
- Assess Nature Of Injury In Emergency
- Drive Helicopter Under Emergency Conditions
- Sanitary Technology
- Operate Specialised Equipment In Emergency
Alternative Names
- Ambulance Technician
- Eca
- Assistant In Emergency Care
- Medical Emergency Assistant
- Technician In Emergency Medical Care
- Ambulance Emergency Care Assistant
- Emergency Medical Vehicle Assistant
- Ambulance Emergency Medical Technician
