West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services

EMS Personnel Survey 2008 Preliminary Report

The West Virginia Office of EMS conducted a survey of certified EMS personnel in early 2008. The purpose of the survey was to determine the current status of the EMS workforce. The survey was conducted between February 27 and June 1, 2008. Initially, the surveys were conducted by paper at the ESCAPe conference. Subsequently, surveys were completed on-line at the West Virginia Office of EMS web site.

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Non-recertifying paramedic report

In February 2008, the West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services (WVOEMS) initiated a project to attempt to quantify the number of Paramedics leaving emergency medical services in West Virginia and to establish why they were leaving the field. A survey was used as the primary method of investigation. The target audience for the survey was Paramedics whose certification expired December 31, 2007, and who had not recertified as of February 1, 2008.

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Medical Command fiscal year 2006 report

This report is prepared by the Office of Emergency Medical Services for the expressed and singular purpose of assisting in the development of the Medical Command System in West Virginia. All data contained within this report is confidential and cannot be released, referenced or referred to in any way without the expressed written permission from the State of West Virginia, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, the Bureau for Public Health, the Office of Community Health Systems and the Office of Emergency Medical Services.

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