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9-1-1: What's our emergency? Diagnosing a struggling occupation serving a neglected system: a systematic literature review

Kevin P Haight, M.A.

Jan 20, 2021|AEDR 2020 Vol. 8 Issue 3|Original Research

In 2019, of all of U.S. states/territories, only twelve require the Emergency Communications Officer (ECO) to meet hiring (character) standards, only twenty-nine require basic training standards, only twenty-three require continuing-education standards, and only twenty-four require use of pre-arrival medical instruction protocols. Furthermore, the federal government misclassifies the profession within its Office and Administrative Support occupational grouping, as opposed to the Protective Service occupational grouping. There is substantial evidence of 9-1-1 failures in...

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