WORK PROCESS
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
O*NET/Soc CODE: 29-2041.00 RAPIDS CODE: 0730
DESCRIPTION: Administers first-aid treatment to and transports sick or injured persons to medical facility, working as member of emergency medical team: Responds to instructions from emergency medical dispatcher and drives specially equipped emergency vehicle to specified location. Monitors communication equipment to maintain contact with dispatcher. Removes or assists in removal of victims from scene of accident or catastrophe. Determines nature and extent of illness or injury, or magnitude of catastrophe, to establish first aid procedures to be followed or need for additional assistance, basing decisions on statements of persons involved, examination of victims, and knowledge of emergency medical practice. Administers prescribed first-aid treatment at site of emergency, or in specially equipped vehicle, performing such activities as application of splints, administration oxygen or intravenous injections, treatment of minor wounds or abrasions, or administration of artificial resuscitation. Communicates with professional medical personnel at emergency treatment facility to obtain instructions regarding further treatment and to arrange for reception of victims at treatment facility. Assists in removal of victims from vehicle and transfer of personnel to obtain and record information related to victims’ vital statistics and circumstances of emergency. Maintains vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenishes first-aid equipment and supplies. May assist in controlling crowds, protecting assist professional medical personnel in emergency treatment administered at medical facility.
ON-THE-JOB LEARNING:
APPROXIMATE MONTHS
A. RECRUIT TRAINING SCHOOL
2 – 4
Orientation
Breathing Apparatus
Protective Clothing
Safety
Tools and Appliances
Handling Hose
Directing Fire Streams
Handling and Climbing Ladders
Forcible Entry
Standard Operating Procedures of Pumper Companies
Standard Operating Procedures of Ladder Companies
Fire Prevention Inspection
Search and Rescue Procedures
Emergency Care
Ventilation
Live-Fire Experience
B. TRUCK AND ELAVATED PLATFORM COMPANY
6 – 12
Standard Operating Procedures
Ventilation
Salvage
Search and Rescue
Emergency Care
Forcible Entry
Watch Duty
Response Rules
Equipment and Apparatus
Drive and Operate
C. ENGINE AND PUMPER COMPANY
9 – 18
Standard Operating Procedures
Search and Rescue
Extrication Equipment
EMS Equipment
Response Rules on Procedures
Safety
Triage
Disaster Plans and Procedures
Drive and Operate
D. FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU
1 – 6
Code Enforcement
Fire Investigation
Arson Detection (Awareness)
Public Education
Fire Prevention Inspection
E. OTHER BUREAUS
1 – 3
Apparatus Maintenance Shop
Communications
Fire Department Headquarters Training
*Medical Emergency Response Vehicle is any unit that is assigned a primary
responsibility of providing Pre-Hospital Emergency Care and is appropriately equipped to
provide basic life support, basic-level pre-hospital emergency care, and extrication (i.e.
light or heavy duty rescue squads, pumpers, ladder trucks, utility vehicles, ambulances,
etc.)
RELATED INSTRUCTION
Each Apprentice shall be afforded the opportunity to receive the work experience, the classroom instruction and drill ground training, the field and clinical internship, and the related academic and technical instruction necessary to meet the standards established for Emergency Medical Technician. The apprentice shall attend and successfully complete the schedules technical and academic courses as provided. Apprentices shall diligently apply themselves to their training, related instruction, and work experiences so as to become effective and efficient in fire prevention, fire suppression, pre-hospital emergency care, and other emergency functions of the Department. Apprentices will be required to completer the Emergency Medical Technician basic course or its equivalent and qualify for State certification prior to assignment for on-the-job training on a Medical Emergency Rescue Vehicle.
CLINICAL INTERNSHIP
In-hospital training will consist of observation, demonstration, and participation to the
extent permitted by the professional staff. Instruction is designed to:
1. Demonstrate the importance and benefits of optimal emergency care, efficient
transport, and adequate reporting;
2. Emphasize the penalties of inadequate care or improper procedures;
3. Familiarize the student with the equipment used, staffing, operating policies, and procedures of the department;
4. Have ambulance personnel observe procedures in and develop skills in resuscitation, handling the unconscious, management of the mentally disturbed and unruly, and techniques of delivery and care of both the infant and the mother;
5. Keep ambulance care; and
6. Have ambulance personnel engage in disaster drills.
Two consecutive hours of training shall be required at any one period in order to receive credit toward completion of a course in the assigned department.
Responsibility for conduct of this program should be assigned to the staff of the emergency department. Training areas should include the emergency department, operating and recovery rooms, the intensive care unit, the obstetrical department, and the psychiatric department.
FIELD INTERNSHIP
Field training internship for apprentices shall consist of the apprentice serving as an extra person, and in a student capacity, on a Medical Emergency Response vehicle under the supervision of a physical or nurse qualified in emergency medicine or their department.
