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.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Assessing health status of persons involved in accidents, natural disasters and other emergency situations, and determining needs for immediate and specialized medical assistance;
(b) Performing medical procedures and administering drugs and other therapies according to protocol for emergency medical treatment, including resuscitating and defibrillating patients and operating life-support equipment;
(c) Monitoring changes in health status of patients during transport to and from medical, rehabilitation and other health care facilities;
(d) Providing information and training to community groups and essential service workers in first aid for initial care of an illness or injury;
(e) Attending and/or patrolling large-scale public gatherings and other events where health emergencies are more likely to occur;
(f) Recording information on patients' conditions and treatments provided in medical records-keeping systems.