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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Emergency Medicine

Emergency medical technicians in emergency rescue and patient transport

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Countries with evidence
DE, AT, CH
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6
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69
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118
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Overview

Emergency medical technicians independently care for sick, injured or vulnerable people before and during transport, from the scene until handover to the receiving facility. They provide first aid and life-saving immediate measures, administer oxygen and perform simple diagnostics such as capillary blood glucose measurement, swabs and rapid tests. Besides emergency rescue, their fields of deployment include patient transport, special transports and medical cover at events. They document patient data and measures and keep vehicles, devices and supplies ready for use. Advanced measures such as venous access, drug administration or intubation are carried out by paramedics with additional competencies and by emergency physicians.

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Profession by country

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Germany
 
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Austria
 
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Switzerland
 

Fields of use and typical tasks

Notfallmedizin

Evidence from: DE, AT, CH

  • Professional care of non-emergency patients during transport
  • Hospital admissions and trips to diagnostic and therapy facilities
  • Transfers for further clinical or nursing care and journeys home after hospital treatment
  • Infectious patient transports and incubator transports
  • Documentation of missions
  • Driving and operating the patient transport ambulance

Specializations

Devices and systems they use

Who they work with

  • Emergency physicians
  • Paramedics
  • Hospital medical and nursing staff at patient handover
  • Fire service, police and mountain rescue personnel

Frequently asked questions

Who looks after patients during transport?

Emergency medical technicians independently care for sick, injured or vulnerable people before and during transport and take them over and hand them over at the facility.

Which devices and measurements are part of their routine?

They administer oxygen, defibrillate with semi-automatic defibrillators, measure capillary blood glucose and perform swabs and rapid infection tests. They check vehicles, devices and supplies for completeness and function.

Who places IV lines or gives medication?

Paramedics with the relevant additional competencies and emergency physicians do this.

In which settings do they work?

In emergency and patient transport services, emergency physician systems, event medical services and disaster and civil protection.

What is documented during a mission?

They record patient data and document the measures taken before handing patients over to hospital staff.

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