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Trends in demographic and employment characteristics of US emergency medical technicians and paramedics, 2011–2019
BACKGROUND: Describing the US emergency medical services workforce is important to understand gaps in recruitment and retention and inform efforts to improve diversity. Our objective was to describe the characteristics and temporal trends of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in the...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9262352/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35832199 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12776 |
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author | Cash, Rebecca E. Powell, Jonathan R. Peters, Gregory A. Goldberg, Scott A. Panchal, Ashish R. Camargo, Carlos A. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Describing the US emergency medical services workforce is important to understand gaps in recruitment and retention and inform efforts to improve diversity. Our objective was to describe the characteristics and temporal trends of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in the United States. METHODS: We performed a repeated cross‐sectional evaluation of US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 1‐year Public Use Microdata Sample data sets from 2011–2019. We included respondents working as an EMT or paramedic. Survey‐weighted descriptive statistics of demographic and employment characteristics were calculated. Trend analysis was conducted using joinpoint regression to estimate slope and annual percent change (APC). RESULTS: The total estimated number of EMTs and paramedics in the United States increased from 216,310 (95%CI 204,957–227,663) in 2011 to 289,830 (95%CI 276,918–302,743) in 2019 (APC 3.0%; 95%CI 1.4%, 4.7%). There was a slight increase in the proportion of females (2011, 31%; 2019, 35%). There was a significant decrease in proportion of non‐Hispanic whites (2011, 80%; 2019, 72%; APC −1.5%; 95%CI −2.0%, −0.9%) with concurrent increases in other racial/ethnic groups (e.g., Hispanics, 2011, 10%; 2019, 13%). About half worked >40 hours per week, with little change over time. Between 15% and 18% lived and worked in different states, and about 40% traveled ≥30 minutes to their workplace. CONCLUSIONS: The number of EMTs and paramedics actively working in EMS as their primary paid occupation has increased over time. However, there have been only modest changes in their demographic diversity. |
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spelling | pubmed-92623522022-07-12 Trends in demographic and employment characteristics of US emergency medical technicians and paramedics, 2011–2019 Cash, Rebecca E. Powell, Jonathan R. Peters, Gregory A. Goldberg, Scott A. Panchal, Ashish R. Camargo, Carlos A. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open Emergency Medical Services BACKGROUND: Describing the US emergency medical services workforce is important to understand gaps in recruitment and retention and inform efforts to improve diversity. Our objective was to describe the characteristics and temporal trends of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in the United States. METHODS: We performed a repeated cross‐sectional evaluation of US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 1‐year Public Use Microdata Sample data sets from 2011–2019. We included respondents working as an EMT or paramedic. Survey‐weighted descriptive statistics of demographic and employment characteristics were calculated. Trend analysis was conducted using joinpoint regression to estimate slope and annual percent change (APC). RESULTS: The total estimated number of EMTs and paramedics in the United States increased from 216,310 (95%CI 204,957–227,663) in 2011 to 289,830 (95%CI 276,918–302,743) in 2019 (APC 3.0%; 95%CI 1.4%, 4.7%). There was a slight increase in the proportion of females (2011, 31%; 2019, 35%). There was a significant decrease in proportion of non‐Hispanic whites (2011, 80%; 2019, 72%; APC −1.5%; 95%CI −2.0%, −0.9%) with concurrent increases in other racial/ethnic groups (e.g., Hispanics, 2011, 10%; 2019, 13%). About half worked >40 hours per week, with little change over time. Between 15% and 18% lived and worked in different states, and about 40% traveled ≥30 minutes to their workplace. CONCLUSIONS: The number of EMTs and paramedics actively working in EMS as their primary paid occupation has increased over time. However, there have been only modest changes in their demographic diversity. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9262352/ /pubmed/35832199 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12776 Text en © 2022 The Authors. JACEP Open published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American College of Emergency Physicians. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
spellingShingle | Emergency Medical Services Cash, Rebecca E. Powell, Jonathan R. Peters, Gregory A. Goldberg, Scott A. Panchal, Ashish R. Camargo, Carlos A. Trends in demographic and employment characteristics of US emergency medical technicians and paramedics, 2011–2019 |
title | Trends in demographic and employment characteristics of US emergency medical technicians and paramedics, 2011–2019 |
title_full | Trends in demographic and employment characteristics of US emergency medical technicians and paramedics, 2011–2019 |
title_fullStr | Trends in demographic and employment characteristics of US emergency medical technicians and paramedics, 2011–2019 |
title_full_unstemmed | Trends in demographic and employment characteristics of US emergency medical technicians and paramedics, 2011–2019 |
title_short | Trends in demographic and employment characteristics of US emergency medical technicians and paramedics, 2011–2019 |
title_sort | trends in demographic and employment characteristics of us emergency medical technicians and paramedics, 2011–2019 |
topic | Emergency Medical Services |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9262352/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35832199 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12776 |
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