The Collar360

Emergency ambulance driver

Other names

assistant in emergency care, ambulance emergency medical technician, ECA, technician in emergency medical care, medical emergency assistant, emergency medical vehicle assistant, ambulance emergency care assistant

Emergency care

They drive ambulances to emergencies, load patients safely, watch for changes in their health, and help with first aid.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.

  2. 2

    Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.

  3. 3

    Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
ambulancier urgentiste/ambulancière urgentiste
español
conductor de ambulancia/conductora de ambulancia
العربية
سائق سيارة الإسعاف في حالات الطوارئ / سائقة سيارة الإسعاف في حالات الطوارئ
português
Condutor de ambulância com prestação de cuidados de emergência/Condutora de ambulância com prestação de cuidados de emergência
Deutsch
Rettungshelfer/Rettungshelferin
italiano
autista soccorritore/autista soccorritrice

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