Paramedic is an emergency vehicle-based side mission available in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Description[]
In order to start the mission, the player must find an Ambulance and press the button shown on the instruction text (platform dependent) to toggle the side mission on or off.
Once the mission is started, the player is given the location of a patient in a random neighborhood of the current city or region, and a time limit on screen below the HUD.
The player must drive the Ambulance to the patient's location, pick them up and deliver them to the hospital within the time limit to complete the level.
For each new level, an additional patient is added to the radar to be picked up. As the Ambulance has only three seats available for the patients, it will be necessary to make multiple runs to complete a single level after level 3. The number of seats available is displayed below the timer.
After picking up any patient, a time bonus is given to the player, increasing the time limit of the current level.
In order to achieve the 100% Completion requirement, the player must complete 12 levels in a row. If the mission is cancelled or failed, the player must restart from the first level.
Exploits[]
The region of Whetstone is considered a separate region from Flint County and San Fierro.
If the player starts the Paramedic mission in this region, all patients will spawn in the small town of Angel Pine, the one and only inhabited zone in Whetstone, and in the same vicinity of the Angel Pine Medical Center (defined as a possible drop-off point for the Paramedic side-mission), allowing the player to complete the side-mission faster.
Rewards[]
The cash reward formula is similar to its predecessor, using a quadratic formula, except the base value is halved to $50: . The increased max health reward is unlocked after Level 12.
| Level | Cash |
|---|---|
| 1 | $50 |
| 2 | $200 |
| 3 | $450 |
| 4 | $800 |
| 5 | $1,250 |
| 6 | $1,800 |
| 7 | $2,450 |
| 8 | $3,200 |
| 9 | $4,050 |
| 10 | $5,000 |
| 11 | $6,050 |
| 12 | $7,200 + $5,000 (completion bonus) |
| Total | $37,500 |
Additional Reward:
- Complete Level 12 – the player's total health is increased to its maximum.
