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Michael Poynter, EMT-P, CP-C, FACPE Executive Director Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services Robert Andrew, MPA Director of Education Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT
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Michael Poynter, EMT-P, CP-C, FACPE
Executive Director
Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
Robert Andrew, MPA
Director of Education
Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT
2019
• 4,436,974 total population
• 13,379 certified or licensed providers
• 220 licensed EMS agencies
• 1,147 ground ambulances
• 72 helicopter ambulances
• 5 fixed wing ambulances
• 885,307 EMS incidents in 2018 (2,426/day)
• 1 out of every 5 citizens in contact with EMS annually
• Patients 50+ years old accounted for 68% of all EMS incidents
TRAINING
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
50 Hours Provide basic immediate lifesaving interventions
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
150 Hours Basic stabilization and safely transport patients
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
400 Hours Basic and advanced stabilization and safely transport patients
Paramedic (EMTP) 2,000 Hours Advanced care for critical and emergent patients
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
PASS RATES
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
64%
69%
69%
70%
70%
75%
76%
78%
63%
63%
71%
81%
84%
83%
90%
91%
EMTP EMT
AGENCY ORGANIZATION TYPE
Agency Type0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Hospital Governmental /Non-Fire
Community / Non-Profit
Fire Department Private / Non-Hospital
20
38
47 54
61
Agency Type
ANNUAL ISSUED PROVIDERS
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
EMR EMT AEMT EMTP
55
887
35
267
56
949
54
333
51
1014
79
267
2016 2017 2018
ANNUAL ISSUED PROVIDERS
1150
1200
1250
1300
1350
1400
1450
1244
1392 1411
2016 2017 2018
TOTAL PROVIDERS
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000
EMR
EMT
AEMT
EMTP
639
9257
61
3495
632
9081
103
3632
601
9100
154
3621
552
8964
195
3668
2019 2018 2017 2016
CONCERN
• Staffing
• Growing industry
• Expanding And Dynamic Role
• Critical Care Paramedic
• Flight Paramedic
• Community Paramedic
• Wilderness Paramedic
• Tactical Paramedic
• Emergency Department Paramedic
• Furthering Education
• Salaries
RESPONSE
• Researching Alternative Delivery Methods
• Accelerated Training
• Distance Learning
• Scheduling Around Work Schedule
• Marketing And Public Relations
• Education Committee Accreditation Workgroup Identifying Best Practices
• Regulatory Revisions To Address Issues Brought To The Board By Stakeholders
• Leadership
