Will AI Replace Paramedics?

Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Comfort and reassure patients.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Instruct emergency medical response team about emergency interventions to ensure correct application of procedures.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Perform emergency cardiac care, such as cardioversion and manual defibrillation.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Perform emergency invasive intervention before delivering patient to an acute care facility.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Perform emergency pharmacological interventions.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.