| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Select, request, perform, or interpret diagnostic procedures, such as laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, emergency ultrasounds, and radiographs. | 100% |
| Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment. | 100% |
| Perform emergency resuscitations on patients. | 100% |
| Stabilize patients in critical condition. | 100% |
| Perform such medical procedures as emergent cricothyrotomy, endotracheal intubation, and emergency thoracotomy. | 100% |
| Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions. | 98% |
| Consult with hospitalists and other professionals, such as social workers, regarding patients' hospital admission, continued observation, transition of care, or discharge. | 97% |
| Conduct primary patient assessments that include information from prior medical care. | 96% |
| Communicate likely outcomes of medical diseases or traumatic conditions to patients or their representatives. | 96% |
| Monitor patients' conditions, and reevaluate treatments, as necessary. | 96% |
| Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff. | 94% |
| Select and prescribe medications to address patient needs. | 94% |
| Collect and record patient information, such as medical history or examination results, in electronic or handwritten medical records. | 91% |
| Discuss patients' treatment plans with physicians and other medical professionals. | 89% |
| Identify factors that may affect patient management, such as age, gender, barriers to communication, and underlying disease. | 89% |
| Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements. | 88% |
| Refer patients to specialists or other practitioners. | 87% |