Evaluating changes in the emergency medical services workforce: A preliminary multistate study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is growing concern with the strength and stability of the emergency medical services (EMS) workforce with reports of workforce challenges in many communities in the United States. Our objective was to estimate changes in the EMS workforce by evaluating the number of clinicians who enter, stay, and leave.

Methods

A 4-year retrospective cohort evaluation of all certified EMS clinicians at the emergency medical technician (EMT) level or higher was conducted for 9 states that require national EMS certification to obtain and maintain EMS licensure. The study spanned 2 recertification cycles (2017-2021) for 2 workforce populations: the certified workforce (all EMS clinicians certified to practice) and the patient care workforce (the subset who reported providing pa

SUBMITTER: Kurth JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10211462 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature