 They can provide intermediate life support (ILS) care including obtaining intravenous/intraosseous access, fluid resuscitation, use of supraglottic airway devices, administration of some additional medications, and basic cardiac monitoring.Paramedics typically represent the highest degree of pre-hospital medical provider, providing advanced life support (ALS) care.Paramedics perform a variety of medical procedures such as endotracheal intubation, rapid sequence induction, cricothyrotomy, fluid resuscitation, drug administration, obtaining intravenous and intraosseous access, manual defibrillation, cardiac monitoring (continuous and 12-lead), capnometry, cardioversion, transcutaneous pacing, pericardiocentesis, thoracostomy, and other advanced procedures and assessments such as point-of-care ultrasound and blood chemistry interpretation.