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This Findings Brief describes the general characteristics of local rural EMS agencies and important ways that they differ from the characteristics of agencies located in urban areas. The data are from a national survey of 1,425 local EMS directors that was conducted in 2006-2007.
This Findings Brief examines the challenges faced by local rural EMS agencies in obtaining a medical director and ensuring medical oversight for EMS personnel, and also describes how the challenges faced in rural areas differ from those in urban ones. The data are from a national survey of 1,425 local EMS directors that was conducted in 2006-2007.
This report explores rural-urban differences in medical oversight and the recruitment and retention of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics as reported by a survey of 1,425 local EMS directors.
Author contact information:
Victoria Freeman
freeman@schsr.unc.edu
919.966.6168
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