JACKSON COUNTY

A Paramedic is the highest skilled and trained medical care provider outside of the hospital (prehospital care provider). Paramedics are responsible for numerous different facets of prehospital emergency care including anything from basic splinting techniques learned as an EMT to synchronized cardioversion; a procedure where a Paramedic delivers a specific amount of electricity to a person's heart when he or she recognizes a cardiac condition that must be immediately corrected. Paramedics in Jackson County are capable of administering over 45 different medications to patients with conditions where certain medications are warranted. Paramedics interpret 12-lead ECG's, insert and manage advanced airway devices, perform needle-chest decompressions, and numerous other advanced life support skills. At present, of the 40 full-time employees, 39 are licensed Paramedics. With this amount of dedicated and experienced Paramedics, Jackson County is able to provide some of the most advanced and..

Primary location: Jefferson United States