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Purpose: A descriptive study design was used to investigate infection management awareness andinfection management performance for clothing management in 119 emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Method: 188 paramedics and basic EMTs completed questionnaires between March 1 and April 30, 2013in Jeollabuk-do. Results: Participants' average score for infection control awareness was 2.69 and that for performancewas 1.58, with the differences being statistically significant (t = 931.455, p = .003). Participants' generalcharacteristics resulted in differences in infection management performance. Women (1.63) have scoredhigher than men (1.28), and the difference was statistically significant (t = 11.174, p = .001). Participants who had clinical experience (1.63) had higher scores than participants who did haveclinical experience before (1.53) and, again, the difference was significant (t = 7.167, p = .009). Conclusion: Education program for infection management is need to be developed for more effectiveinfection management.