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Purpose: This study aimed to improve the quality of prehospital emergency care for elderly patients bydetermining current prehospital care status based on run sheets and level of knowledge, andprehospital care confidence toward the elderly through questionnaires answered by 119 emergencymedical technicians (EMTs). Methods: This study was conducted with 4,946 elderly patients who were transferred to the hospital by119 ambulances in D city from March 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014. This study was a descriptive studyof 119 run sheets. The questionnaire was completed by 160 EMTs working in D city. All data wereanalyzed by using SPSS 21.0. Results: 74.2% was due to disease among the 4,946 elderly patients who were transferred by 119ambulances, and a rest was due to injury. The mean knowledge score of the 119 EMTs regarding elderly patients was low. Their confidence on prehospital care of the elderly patients statistically significantlydiffered according to career at hospital and education. Conclusion: Theoretical knowledge, education on prehospital care of the elderly, and repeated technicalprehospital care education and training accompanied by feedback assessment by 119 EMTs are needed.