Ambulance Dispatcher

Duties and Responsibilities

An emergency medical dispatcher is a professional tele-communicator, 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 the dispatching and support of EMS resourses responding to an emergency call. The term Emergency Medical Dispatcher is also a certification level and a professional designation , certified through the ( APCO).

Salary: $22,533-$51,701

Education: high school diploma, adopt training, certification

Reflection: I would not like to be one because im not that really social. I think I would mess up really bad.