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The number of patients with stroke that survey participants transported in the past year was &lt;10 for 618 (56%). Only 285 (26%) participants answered both LVO knowledge questions correctly, and only 128 (12%) respondents correctly identified all types of stroke centers with thrombectomy capability. A total of 362 EMS personnel (33%) denied receiving training to perform LVO severity assessment. Respondents who received training to perform an LVO scale demonstrated nearly twice the prevalence of LVO knowledge (30.6% versus 15.7%; prevalence ratio, 1.94 [95% CI, 1.50\u20132.53]) than respondents who did not receive training. 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