About this career
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
adhere to organisational guidelines
assist ambulance paramedics
clean vehicle interiors
communicate in healthcare
comply with legislation related to health care
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
drive ambulance under emergency conditions
empathise with the healthcare user
ensure ambulance roadworthiness
follow verbal instructions
listen actively
maintain emergency vehicle equipment
monitor patients during transfer to hospital
operate an emergency communication system
position patients undergoing interventions
provide first aid
tolerate stress
transfer patients
transfer patients to and from ambulance vehicles
work in multidisciplinary teams related to emergency care
write reports on emergency cases
Required knowledge
emergency cases
first aid
health care legislation
health care occupation-specific ethics
human anatomy
hygiene in a health care setting
infection control
medical dispatch
operational tactics for emergency responses
pathogenic microorganisms
resuscitation
special equipment in emergency
Additional skills
apply organisational techniques
assess nature of injury in emergency
communicate in foreign languages with health service providers
decontaminate ambulance interior
drive helicopter under emergency conditions
handle patient trauma
maintain order at scenes of accidents
operate specialised equipment in emergency
perform multiple tasks at the same time
pilot boat for medical emergency services
childbirth
disability care
pharmacology
sanitary technology
Also known as
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