title: Hard times. People are struggling and our job's getting bigger.
authors.affiliation: Platte Valley Ambulance Service, Brighton, CO, USA. boxcar_414@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Thom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dick
mesh_terms: D000552:Ambulances / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003657:Decision Making; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D005382:Financing, Personal; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012944:Social Support; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data