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OEMS Surveys and Results

Over the past several years, the Office has conducted a number of surveys of the EMS Community. The following page contains a list of the surveys that have been conducted, the audience that was targeted and the background/purpose of the survey.

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National Scope of Practice Impact – All Providers:

This survey was conducted to determine the opinions of all certified EMS personnel in the Commonwealth regarding the impact of the new National Scope of Practice for EMS.

National Scope of Practice Impact - Instructors and Coordinators ONLY:

This survey was conducted to determine the opinions of certified EMT-Instructors and endorsed ALS-Coordinators regarding the impact of the new National Scope of Practice for EMS.

Intubation at the Enhanced Level - Instructors and Coordinators ONLY:

This survey was requested by the Medical Direction Committee in an effort to learn more about the practice of intubation by EMT-Enhanced providers in the Commonwealth.

EMSC Committee Survey – All Providers:

The EMS for Children (EMSC) Committee of the State EMS Advisory Board is interested in learning what opinions and practices exist today and has developed a brief survey to assess and define this information.

The purpose of the survey is to determine what EMS providers understand about their current responsibilities, and their general attitudes related to reporting suspected cases of child abuse and neglect. In addition, the survey contains questions concerning reporting requirements for EMS personnel related to suspected cases of elder abuse and neglect .

BLS Certification Testing – All Providers:

This survey was conducted by BLS Certification Test Committee--an ad-hoc committee of the Professional Development Committee--in their quest to improve BLS practical testing process in the Commonwealth .

OEMS-VDFP Bookstore Survey – Instructors and Coordinators ONLY:

In preparation for the launching of the joint VDFP-OEMS bookstore, ALS-Coordinators and EMT-Instructors were requested to complete this survey to assist the Office in determining what EMS textbooks were being used across the Commonwealth .


Last Updated: 05-21-2009

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