Key questions used in the semi-structured interviews
| 1) Are you aware of any National Department of Health policy or regulations regarding prevention of contagious disease transmission in EMS work? |
| 2) What percentage of these regulations have you implemented? |
| 3) Have you developed a provincial policy on infection control specific to EMS? |
| 4) Does your provincial EMS service provide personal protective equipment to protect active-duty personnel from contagious disease transmission? What types of PPE are provided? Is training provided on its use? |
| 5) Does your province have a clearly prescribed procedure for post response decontamination of vehicles, disposal of linen and sharps containers? |
| 6) How much of time is dedicated to infection control training in formal education for ECPs? Does your provincial EMS service provide in-service lectures, teaching active-duty personnel protection from contagious disease transmission? |