Ambulance Dispatcher

Duties and responsibilities: An Emergency medical dispatcher is a professional telecommunicator, tasked with the gathering of information related to medical emergencies, the provision of assistance and instructions by voice, prior to the arrival of Emergency Medical Services, and thedispatching and support of EMS resources responding to an emergency call. The term Emergency Medical Dispatcher is also acertification level and a professional designation, certified through the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO),^[1] the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch,^[2] and PowerPhone, Inc.^[3] Many dispatchers, whether certified or not, will dispatch using a standardEmergency Medical Dispatch protocol.

Salary: $100,00,$150,00,$200,000

Eduction: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), most ambulance dispatchers have at least a high school diploma (www.bls.gov). Some states have developed or adopted training guidelines for emergency and ambulance dispatchers to ensure a set of uniform standards are followed. Programs and courses are offered through community and technical colleges, state agencies, professional organizations and approved training facilities. In some cases, successful completion of a program leads to voluntary or required certification, though specific requirements vary by state. Training usually covers CPR, emergency prioritizing, intervention techniques and ambulance route planning as well as computer systems used by dispatcher Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one

Why? and why not?

I don’t really think I would like too be one because I think  am not going to do good.

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