The graying of EMS.
Prehospital providers may be aging along with the rest of the population, but there is strength and value in silver--as well as spunk, wisdom and experience. In this article, the current status of older EMS providers is revealed through the personal accounts of 12 senior responders who consider their work a labor of love.
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