Attachment E1 - Follow-up Message to Request for Interview

Attachment E-1

Follow-up Message to the Request for Interview:

Sub-State EMS Region Respondent

Follow-up Message to Phone Call Requesting Interview:

Sub-state EMS Region Respondent

[This will be sent electronically unless the respondent requested a different means when asked during the call requesting the interview].

E-mail Subject Line: Verification of Interview Time

E-mail Attachment: Interview Consent Form

Dear _______:

Subject: Interview for the study titled: Survey of 9-1-1 Emergency Treatment for Heart Disease and Stroke.

Thank you for taking the time to talk with me today about your EMS region for the study we are conducting for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to obtain information on pre-hospital EMS services in several states. We recognize that your time is valuable but believe that the information you provide will be extremely useful to help us understand the function of the EMS regions in your state, in relation to EMS local providers and state authorities.

We have arranged to call you on __[date]___, at ___[time]___.

The telephone number we will use is: [telephone number]___.

If any of this information is incorrect, or you find you need to arrange a different time, please contact either of the researchers listed below. Attached for your review is the form to request your consent to do the interview. If you still agree to do the interview, we will treat that as consent. There is no need to sign or return the form. We look forward to the interview.

Thank you,

Patricia Bolton, Ph.D. Project Manager. (206) 528-3310 bolton@battelle.org

Davis Patterson, Ph.D. Deputy Project Manager, (206) 528-3029 davisp@battelle.org

Battelle, Seattle Research Center

1100 Dexter Ave, N., Seattle, WA 98109