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Demography of the National Emergency Medical Services Workforce: A Description of Those Providing Patient Care in the Prehospital Setting.
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This is the most comprehensive study evaluating the demographics of the national EMS workforce of active patient care providers and found similarities and differences of the demographics and practice settings of the three major certification levels.About:
This article is published in Prehospital Emergency Care.The article was published on 2021-03-04. It has received 22 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Emergency medical services & Workforce.read more
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COVID-19 Vaccinations in EMS Professionals: Prevalence and Predictors.
Megan E. Gregory,Jonathan R. Powell,Sarah R. MacEwan,Jordan D Kurth,Eben Kenah,Ashish R. Panchal,Ann Scheck McAlearney +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a cross-sectional analysis of nationally certified EMS professionals (18-85 years) in April 2021, and participants received an electronic survey asking whether they received a vaccine, why or why not, and their associated beliefs using three validated scales: perceived risk of COVID-19, medical mistrust, and confidence in the COVID19 vaccine.
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Methods and Implementation of the 2019 EMS Practice Analysis.
Ashish R. Panchal,Ashish R. Panchal,Madison K. Rivard,Rebecca E. Cash,John P. Corley,Marjorie Jean-Baptiste,Kirsten Chrzan,Mihaiela Ristei Gugiu +7 more
TL;DR: The 2019 ALS Practice Analysis describes prehospital practice at the AEMT and paramedic levels and allows for a detailed and robust evaluation of EMS care while focusing on each task conducted at each level of certification in EMS.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the United States Emergency Medical Services Workforce: A Scoping Review
Jordan S Rudman,A.M. Farcas,Gilberto Salazar,Remle P. Crowe,Kimberly Whitten-Chung,Gilberto Torres,Carolina Pereira,Eric Hill,Shazil Jafri,Megan von Isenburg,Ameera Haamid,Anjni Joiner +11 more
TL;DR: Existing EMS workforce research demonstrates continued underrepresentation of women and non-White personnel, which raises concerns for pervasive negative workplace experiences including sexual harassment and factors that negatively affect recruitment and retention, including bias in candidate testing, a gender pay gap, and unequal promotion opportunities.
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The relationship between role identity and mental health among paramedics
TL;DR: Role identity theory describes the beneficial effects on health as a result of the purpose and meaning from occupying social roles as mentioned in this paper. But role identity theory does not consider the mental health of individuals.
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Emergency Medical Service Use Among Latinos Aged 50 and Older in California Counties, Except Los Angeles, During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic Period.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined racial and ethnic differences in respiratory distress related EMS calls among adults aged 50 and older in all counties except Los Angeles, comparing the early pandemic period, January to June 2020, to the same time period in 2019.
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The Formation of the Emergency Medical Services System
TL;DR: Current emergency medical services researchers, policy advocates, and administrators must modify the system into one that provides uniformly high-quality acute care to all patients, improves the overall public health through injury control and disease prevention programs, participates as a full partner in disease surveillance, and is prepared to address new community needs of all types.
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National Characteristics of Emergency Medical Services Responses in the United States
Henry E. Wang,N. Clay Mann,Karen E. Jacobson,Mengtao Dai Ms,Gregory Mears,Kathleen Smyrski,Donald M. Yealy +6 more
TL;DR: An analysis of the 2010 National Emergency Medical Services Information System research data set, encompassing EMS emergency response data from 29 states, estimated the national number and incidence of EMS responses and characterizedEMS responses and the patients receiving care.
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Females and Minority Racial/Ethnic Groups Remain Underrepresented in Emergency Medical Services: A Ten-Year Assessment, 2008-2017.
Remle P. Crowe,William Krebs,Rebecca E. Cash,Madison K. Rivard,Erin W Lincoln,Ashish R. Panchal +5 more
TL;DR: The underrepresentation of females and minority racial/ethnic groups observed during this 10-year investigation of EMTs and paramedics earning initial certification suggests that EMS workforce diversity is unlikely to undergo substantial change in the near future.
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The Impact of Working Overtime or Multiple Jobs in Emergency Medical Services
TL;DR: Financial dependence was associated with increased odds of workforce-reducing factors, including job satisfaction and intention to leave EMS within 1 year and 5 years, controlling for age, sex, minority status, agency type, employment status, and urbanicity.
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Why do Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Professionals Leave EMS
Gary Blau,Susan A. Chapman +1 more
TL;DR: Although overall satisfaction levels with the EMS profession were high, EMT-Basics were significantly more satisfied than Paramedics, and the most important reasons for leaving the profession were choosing to pursue further education and moving to a new location.