Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Personnel in Rural Areas: Results from a Survey in Nine States.

摘要

This study compares patterns of supply and demand for prehospital emergency response personnel, the involvement of medical directors, and the availability of medical consultation, in rural and urban agencies. Compared with urban agencies, we hypothesized that rural agencies would rely on more EMTs and fewer paramedics, use more volunteers, have higher vacancy ratios, and have less interaction with a medical director and online medical consultation during emergency calls.