Administers emergency medical care to patients of medical emergencies, such as heart attacks, strokes and automobile accidents; provides advanced life support care involving skills-management technicians (advanced airway-management techniques), ECG monitoring and interpretation, medication administration, manual defibrillation; transports patients to the hospital. Competent in the use of cardiac monitor/defibrillation and IV drugs and fluids. The Emergency Medical Technician (Paramedic) is the highest level of pre-hospital certification.
