Ambulance Person Duties & Responsibilities
The role and function of an Ambulance Person includes the following duties and responsibilities:
- Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.
- Administer first aid such as bandaging, splinting, and administering oxygen.
- Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.
- Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.
- Assessing whether and how to move patients and, where appropriate, the best location to transport them to;
- Producing thorough case notes and reporting the patient’s history, condition and treatment to relevant hospital staff.
- Cleaning, decontaminating and checking vehicles and equipment to maintain a state of operational readiness;
- Liaising with members of other emergency services, such as the police, fire brigade or coast guard and other ambulance services to ensure the appropriate level of response is provided;
- Working closely with doctors and nurses in hospital accident and emergency departments, briefing them as their patient arrives at hospital;
- Remove and replace soiled linens and equipment in order to maintain sanitary conditions.
- Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.
- Monitoring the patient’s condition;
- Dealing with members of the public and family members present at the scene;
- Driving and crewing an ambulance or other rapid response vehicle;
- Assisting with patient care in hospitals or health care centres;
Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Ambulance Person duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Ambulance Person roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.
