EMT Basic Work Activities:

Control life-threatening situations

• Maintain an open airway and provide artificial ventilation
  
• Deliver semi-automated defibrillation
  
• Control severe bleeding
  
• Administer a limited number of medications
  

Stabilize non-life-threatening situations

• Dress and bandage wounds
  
• Splint injured extremities
  
• Deliver and care for infants
  
• Deal with the psychological stress of patients and family
  

Use non-medical skills

• Drive the ambulance safely
  
• Maintain supplies and equipment in proper order
  
• Use good communication skills
  
• Keep legible and concise records

An EMT-Basic provides basic emergency medical care and transportation to patients who access the EMS system. The EMT-Basic receives guidance from a certified paramedic as part of a medical response team. In non-emergency situations, the medical response team provides transportation to patients who require an ambulance because of a medical condition.