The author's main goal in writing this article was to pinpoint the causes of the high rate of basic-level emergency medical technicians (EMT) quitting the company. It's critical to pinpoint the main causes of firefighters and emergency medical technicians quitting their jobs too quickly after graduation. The research topic revolves around the roles played by the EMT service employees and their benefits and pay after they work. The data collected in this resource was done through the different annual surveys that were conducted on the EMTs dating from 1999 to the year 2008. The study was based on very crucial information relating to the satisfaction of the EMS workers, the likelihood of their leaving the service, and the reason why they were to leave (Blau & Chapman, 2016). Those individuals that had already gone the EMT services set their feedback through email to indicate their reason for leaving. The report showed that the satisfaction levels when considering the profession was too high and were more satisfied compared to the paramedics. A desire for better pay, pursuing of education, and the switch to a new location were some of the reasons given for leaving the EMT. The authors also addressed the importance of benefits and better pay as a way of ensuring EMS workers stay in the profession. This source will be beneficial to the research as it adds another perspective on the case of how EMTs leave the job too soon due to poor pay and the lack of benefits. It is important to have a source that considers such factors to add to the report.
Criss, E. A. (2006). Research Review. JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services, 31(11), 42-43. doi:10.1016/s0197-2510(06)70556-3
The author here indicates the different areas concerning the EMTs and how they train and work. There are different procedures and technical areas that the EMT professions go through to be certified for the workplace. The review indicated that not all EMT workers successfully pass the tough working conditions which are sometimes very technical and demanding (Criss, 2006). The demanding work conditions are not well rewarded prompting a review of the way that the EMT does its remuneration and plans its benefits for the workers. The author tries to identify the key areas of the EMS ad what it contributes to the general public regarding how the job helps the workers themselves. The job is a bit comprehensive and requires that workers in the service be at their sharpest, but they are not always very sharp and could have fatalities due to poor judgments and lack of professionalism. The review gave information on the same, and it showed that most of the workers usually feel they are not well-remunerated ad lack benefits for the tedious job they do so become less professional even with the training (Criss, 2006). It is an issue that seeks to be addressed appropriately as it could help discover the reasons as to why most EMTs feel they cannot work well and be professional in their jobs. The source will present the idea of professionalism and how it is affected by poor remuneration and benefits and how these impacts on the lives of the EMTs and the patients they are usually rescuing. It is an important aspect of the research and will have an enormous contribution to the way that the paper will present this case.
Criss, E. A. (2010). What Current Studies Mean to EMS. JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services, 35(2), 36. doi:10.1016/s0197-2510(10)70039-5
In this article, the author checks on the quality of the EMS systems and how they are challenging. The paper looks at the critical areas of the current theories involved in measuring the overall quality of the EMS and with a focus on the clinical performance indicators of the EMS systems (Criss, 2010). The research takes on a look at the different performance indicators, and pulls up a report of each and also gives an ultimate advantage and limitations to the same. It is an evidence-based research and hence it can be considered to be genuine and will also allow the research study to have a general view of the different performance measures of how the EMS systems work. It looks at all the people and personnel in general and what they contribute to the fulfillment of the entire EMS operation. This will also allow for the research to draw valuable reference tools to add on to the report and also create a safe flow of information on how to present the case of the performance of the EMS. The author of this report has also given a good background that will also help the research project gather vital information that could prove beneficial to the story (Criss, 2010). The results show that the EMS has been performing poorly due to lack of proper working systems and also the poor performance of the personnel who feel they don't have the right attributes to deliver high-quality services and also boost the performance of the services. As a health care service provider, the EMS has a lot of workers but not enough resources to improve the systems and also on the personal lives.
Graeve, K. D., Deroo, K. F., Calle, P. A., Vanhaute, O. A., & Buylaert, W. A. (2003). How to modify the risk-taking behavior of emergency medical services drivers? European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 10(2), 111-116. doi:10.1097/00063110-200306000-00009
The report gives an indication of the way that personnel from the EMS handle themselves during their emergency service response. Driving is a very crucial part of the EMS service, and the staff in charge of driving the EMS vehicles needs to be alert and also drive carefully not to injure the patients they are trying to rescue. Sometimes there are identified risk factors that are established and could result in severe accidents that could lead to more serious injuries for the patients and the personnel. The emergency service vehicles are usually at a higher risk of collision as they are driven at high speeds to rescue lives, but the EMS drivers have to be very careful and also mindful of other road users to ensure his/her safety and that of others. Travel intervals were monitored in the report and also used a black box in the EMS vehicles to check o the driving practices of the EMS drivers (Graeve et.al, 2003). They seem to have a higher aggressiveness when driving sometimes could be reckless. It means that there is need to check on the way that the personnel handles themselves during the emergency drives. They need to be careful with their lives and the lives of others. Some of the reasons attributed to poor driving are the lack of any motivation to have a good driving procedure while following the proper guidelines to avoid any unnecessary accidents. The study will add this information as one of the arguments for the need to have a higher pay and also excellent benefits for the workers who are responsible for driving the EMS vehicles. This is an important addition to the research topic.
Maguire, B.J., K.L. Hunting, G.S. Smith, and N.R. Levick. (2002). “Occupational Fatalities in Emergency Medical Services: A Hidden Crisis.” Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2002, 40(6): pp 625-632.
The Firefighter and EMS jobs are not the best places to work but offer some important service for the community (Maguire et.al, 2002). The Authors in this report give an account of the occupational fatalities that are observed in the EMS industry. The research was conducted and also incorporated the study of data that was collected from 3 different death databases. The databases are from the government and institutional websites meaning that the data is genuine and credible. It is an important article to learn from and provided the research with information on the deaths that are witnessed in the EMT profession. It allows for the report to have a clear view of the fatalities that have been caused in the EMS and how they can be stopped. This indicates there is a huge problem that needs to be checked in the emergency sectors especially in the EMS, and how the workers can be trained and compensated to reduce the number of fatalities that are witnessed in the industry. The conclusion in the report is that the EMS workers have the highest death rate than in any other occupation and hence their mortality rate is exceeded more than that of the entire population. It is a worrying factor to consider since the EMS workers are some of the worst paid and have no benefits. This will add a strong argument to the research to the case of the EMS workers being underpaid and also have no benefits. It is inclined to show how they are deserving of this compensation and how they need to have a well-defined system that they can use to be remunerated.
Smertka, M. (2008). Low Reimbursement Rates Keep EMS Pay Low. JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services, 33(4), 28-28. doi:10.1016/s0197-2510(08)70152-9
The author presents the research with an interesting dynamic in the way that the EMS workers are paid and also the benefits they get. It has articulated on the issue of the low pay that the ordinary EMT gets per month and the benefits they receive which remain to be too low based on the industry standards (Smertka, 2008). This has been viewed as one of the major problems by the EMTs and their contributions. The article sources from various departments and even quotes from Congress on their reimbursement policies to the EMS industry. The main problem is that there are usually low reimbursement rates that have led to the pay and benefits of the EMTs being minimized. It looks at the different policies that have been put up to ensure that EMTs are successfully paid, and their benefits are increased.
Studnek, J.R., A. Ferketich, and J.M. Crawford. (2011) "On the job illness and injury
resulting in lost work time among a national cohort of emergency medical services professionals." American journal of industrial medicine 2007, 50(12): pp 921-931. Accessed July 15, 2011.
The authors in this study check on the incidences and prevalence of the job-related diseases and injury that are attributed to the EMS workers. This leads to loss of work time which is not compensated in some areas. The work-life characteristics of the personnel working as EMTs are directly associated with their prevalence for injury and illness (Studnek et.al, 2011). The analysis obtained crucial information from different demographics and study of EMS professions in various institutions. The study was based on the off job reports carried out by the EMS workers who were not working due to injury. It will help the research understand the plight of EMS workers who are forced not to work due to work-related injuries and illnesses. This leads to the loss of work time for the individuals involved.
References
Blau, G., & Chapman, S. A. (2016). Why do Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Professionals Leave EMS? Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 31(S1). doi:10.1017/s1049023x16001114
Criss, E. A. (2006). Research Review. JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services, 31(11), 42-43. doi:10.1016/s0197-2510(06)70556-3
Criss, E. A. (2010). What Current Studies Mean to EMS. JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services, 35(2), 36. doi:10.1016/s0197-2510(10)70039-5
Graeve, K. D., Deroo, K. F., Calle, P. A., Vanhaute, O. A., & Buylaert, W. A. (2003). How to modify the risk-taking behaviour of emergency medical services drivers? European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 10(2), 111-116. doi:10.1097/00063110-200306000-00009
Maguire, B.J., K.L. Hunting, G.S. Smith, and N.R. Levick. (2002). “Occupational Fatalities in Emergency Medical Services: A Hidden Crisis.” Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2002, 40(6): pp 625-632.
Smertka, M. (2008). Low Reimbursement Rates Keep EMS Pay Low. JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services, 33(4), 28-28. doi:10.1016/s0197-2510(08)70152-9
Studnek, J.R., A. Ferketich, and J.M. Crawford. (2011) "On the job illness and injury
resulting in lost work time among a national cohort of emergency medical services professionals." American journal of industrial medicine 2007, 50(12): pp 921-931. Accessed July 15, 2011.
