They provide a variety of advanced life support intervention techniques such as heart monitoring and artificial respiration for the non-breathing victim. They work with ambulance and fire services, as well as in many hospital emergency and intensive care units. Health information administrators are skilled in the collection, interpretation and analysis of patient data. They interact with all levels in any organization that employs patient data in decision- making and every day operations. As patient records evolve toward computerization and as more health data are needed, these professionals will play roles in information security, data quality assurance and advanced assistance to consumers with their health information.
Occupational therapists are concerned with a person s ability to engage in meaning- ful activities.
These professionals evaluate the extent to which a client can perform functions such as self-care and work, play, and leisure skills. Together with the client, the therapist plans and implements a treatment program to maximize the ability to be independent. Physical therapists are responsible for evaluating, planning and implementing interventions to prevent or reduce a patient s impairments or limitations, which may be caused by illness or injury. They use various interventions such as exercise, physical agents, and assistive devices to help patients of all ages maintain strength, regain mobility, and achieve functional independence. Radiation therapists treat patients with benign and malignant tumors by administering prescribed doses of ionizing radiation to specific sites of a patient s body as directed by a physician.