Name:
Hannah Pearson
Organization:
American Medical Response/Big Horn County Ambulance
Position Title:
Paramedic
> About:
Hannah Pearson is a full-time Paramedic in the Billings, MT area. She has an Associate of Science degree and is working to become a Physician’s Assistant specializing in Emergency Medicine in low resource and rural areas. For fun, she loves doing anything outdoors, including riding, biking, running, and swimming.
> BACE & Career Path:
Earning the BACE credential helped Hannah substantially in her career path by setting her up for success. From the beginning, she was ahead her my peers as a result of the credential, and she had a strong foundation to be successful in anatomy and physiology as well as working in a healthcare/lab setting. The BACE credential gave her the confidence and experience to power through and successfully become an EMT, later a Paramedic, and eventually a PA. She sees the difference between the background knowledge of her peers and herself even today, 3-4 years after going through the BACE program. She’s thrilled that she was able to obtain the credential while in high school.
> Job Description:
Hannah’s day-to-day job duties involve responding to 911 calls in either a rural 5,000 square mile response area or a more heavily populated 2,600 square mile response area. She uses anatomy and physiology as well as pathophysiology to make quick decisions in extremely time-sensitive situations during medical or trauma calls. Her team uses the minimal resources given to create an Emergency Room or ICU in a box on wheels that is traveling quickly on roads over bumps, heavy traffic, and gravel roads, with just one other person whose priority is getting them to the hospital quickly and safely. Hannah intubates, provides around 50 different medications, and defibrillates or cardioverts, as well as many other high acuity interventions in high stress and uncontrolled environments.
> Best Thing About The Job:
One thing Hannah loves about her job is the opportunity she’s given to create a small difference in one person’s life every day. She makes it a point to learn one thing from each incredible patient she meets.