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32102.00 – Paramedical occupations

Workers in paramedical occupations administer pre-hospital emergency medical care to patients with injuries or medical illnesses and transport them to hospitals or other medical facilities for further medical care. Paramedics who are supervisors are included in this unit group.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Advanced care paramedic
  • Ambulance attendant
  • Ambulance services supervisor
  • Critical care paramedic
  • Emergency medical technician (EMT)
  • Emergency medical technologist - paramedic (EMT-P)
  • Paramedic
  • Paramedic emergency medical technician
  • Primary care paramedic

Core competencies

  • Social Perceptiveness to comfort patients' and accompanying friends or family members during stressful situations and collect information regarding medical history, allergies and current injury or illness
  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving to gather relevant information, recognize symptoms and make accurate assessments, even when information is limited or unclear
  • Perceptual Speed to quicky assess extent of patients' injuries and illnesses, provide pre-hospital emergency care and transport patients by air, land or water to medical facilities
  • Explosive Strength to efficiently lift and move patients, handle heavy equipment and perform life-saving maneuvers under time-sensitive conditions
  • Concern for Others to provide compassionate care, empathy and effective communication with patients in distress
  • Knowledge in Physical Health to understand the principles of body mechanics, common medical injuries or illnesses and emergency treatment options to administer appropriate pre-hospital care

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Assess extent of injuries or medical illnesses of trauma victims, patients with respiratory disease and stress, overdose and poisoning victims, industrial accident victims and other ill or injured individuals to determine emergency medical treatment
  • Administer pre-hospital emergency care to patients such as oxygen therapy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), spinal immobilization, bandaging and splinting
  • Establish and maintain intravenous treatment (IV), apply adjunctive equipment for ventilation and circulation complications, administer medications and provide other advanced emergency treatment to patients
  • Transport patients by air, land or water to hospital or other medical facility for further medical care
  • Collaborate with ambulance dispatch centres, hospital staff, police, firefighters and family members to ensure relevant information is collected and proper treatment is administered
  • Document and record nature of injuries and illnesses and treatment provided
  • Assist hospital personnel with provision of medical treatment, if necessary
  • Maintain emergency care equipment and supplies
  • May train and supervise other workers in this unit group
  • May assist with triage of emergency patients.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

32 – Technical occupations in health

Sub-major group

321 – Technical occupations in health (except practitioners of natural healing)

Minor group

3210 – Technical occupations in therapy and assessment

Unit group

32102 – Paramedical occupations

Occupational profile

32102.00 – Paramedical occupations

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