Examine injured persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.

“Examine injured persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.” is a core task performed by Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Among the occupation's 15 rated tasks, workers place it 12th by importance (#4 most important). About 98% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Administer emergency medical treatment. in Assisting and Caring for Others

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Patrol or monitor recreational areas, such as trails, slopes, or swimming areas, on foot, in vehicles, or from towers. · importance 4.8
• Rescue distressed persons, using rescue techniques and equipment. · importance 4.8
• Contact emergency medical personnel in case of serious injury. · importance 4.7
• Warn recreational participants of inclement weather, unsafe areas, or illegal conduct. · importance 4.3
• Maintain quality of pool water by testing chemical levels. · importance 4.3
• Complete and maintain records of weather and beach conditions, emergency medical treatments performed, and other relevant incident information. · importance 4.3
• Observe activities in assigned areas, using binoculars, to detect hazards, disturbances, or safety infractions. · importance 4.2
• Operate underwater recovery units. · importance 4.1
• Instruct participants in skiing, swimming, or other recreational activities and provide safety precaution information. · importance 4.1
• Inspect recreational equipment, such as rope tows, T-bars, J-bars, or chair lifts, for safety hazards and damage or wear. · importance 4.0
• Provide assistance with staff selection, training, and supervision. · importance 3.7
• Provide assistance in the safe use of equipment, such as ski lifts. · importance 3.6
• Inspect recreational facilities for cleanliness. · importance 3.6
• Participate in recreational demonstrations to entertain resort guests. · importance 2.4

See all tasks on the Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-5042,
  title  = {Examine injured persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-5042}
}