Paramedic
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
JOB DESCRIPTION: A Paramedic administers life support care to sick and injured persons in a pre-hospital setting as authorized and directed by a physician. Duties are as follows: Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed or need for additional assistance. Restores and stabilizes heart rhythm on pulses, non-breathing patient, using defibrillator, or as directed by physician. Initiates intravenous fluids, performs endotracheal intubations to open airways, and administers injections of medications and drugs. Administers initial treatment at emergency scene and takes and records patient’s vital signs. Assists in extricating trapped victims and transports sick and injured persons to treatment center and reports to physician patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and medically significant incidents.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Oklahoma State Department of Health
- Division
- Emergency Medical Services Division
- Address
- 1000 NE 10th Oklahoma City, OK 73117
- Phone
- (405) 271-5600
- Agency website
- https://www.ok.gov/health/
- Licence page
- www.ok.gov/health
- Last updated
- June 20, 2018
Occupations (O*NET)
Source and verification
This record is Oklahoma's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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