Emergency medical services workforce for the twenty-first century

Final reportPDFResearch PaperDOT-HS-810-943Emergency medical servicesEmergency medical techniciansLabor forceUnited States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Emergency Medical ServicesUnited States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Emergency Medical Services DivisionNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITYNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human FactorsUS Transportation CollectionEmergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics are a critical component of any community\ue2\u20ac\u2122s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system. Assuring the continued viability of the prehospital EMS workforce is a key concern for many local, State, Federal, and tribal EMS agencies, as well as national EMS organizations. As a first step in systematically addressing the issue, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in partnership with the Health Re-sources and Services Administration\ue2\u20ac\u2122s (HRSA) Emergency Medical Services for Children program, supported a research project led by the Center for the Health Professions and School of Nursing at the University of California San Francisco with assistance from the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University of Washington. The intent of this research is to provide guidance to the national EMS community in ensuring a viable EMS workforce for the future. The major objective of this research has been to address issues relevant to the process of workforce planning