conducting physical examinations of patients and interviewing them and their families to determine their health status and recording patients' medical information
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Paramedical Practitioners
Paramedical practitioners provide advisory, diagnostic, curative and preventive medical services for humans more limited in scope and complexity than those carried out by medical doctors. They work autonomously or with limited supervision of medical doctors, and apply advanced clinical procedures for treating and preventing diseases, injuries and other physical or mental impairments common to specific communities.
performing basic or more routine medical and surgical procedures, including prescribing and administering treatments, medications and other preventive or curative measures, especially for common diseases and disorders
administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as X-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests
performing therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and infection management
assisting medical doctors with complex surgical procedures
monitoring patients' progress and response to treatment, and identifying signs and symptoms requiring referral to medical doctors
advising patients and families on diet, exercise and other habits which aid prevention or treatment of disease and disorders
identifying and referring complex or unusual cases to medical doctors, hospitals or other places for specialized care
reporting births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities to meet legal and professional reporting requirements.
Included occupations
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups:
2240 Paramedical practitioners