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Provide first aid or rescue assistance in emergencies

Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.

Part of Administer emergency medical treatment, under the O*NET work activity group Assisting and Caring for Others. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 8 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.Stays human Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
• Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.Stays human Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
• Administer first aid, such as bandaging, splinting, or administering oxygen.Stays human Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
• Administer first aid to passengers in distress.Stays human Flight Attendants
• Administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation to injured persons or provide emergency medical care such as basic or advanced life support.Stays human Firefighters
• Respond to medical emergencies by administering basic first aid or by obtaining assistance from paramedics.Stays human Security Guards

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Perform crisis interventions to help ensure the safety of the patients and others.Stays human Mental Health Counselors
• Perform emergency duties to protect human life, government property, and natural features of park.Stays human Park Naturalists