; and (B) experience an injury rate of virtually 100 percent during the careers of the providers; (8) the United States has historically and continually relied on the selfless and ultimate sacrifices made by citizens in service to the United States and the families and loved ones of citizens in service to the United States, in order to maintain the domestic tranquility, safety, and security of the United States; (9) the first responders of Emergency Medical Services continue to serve in this finest tradition, in the face of unacceptable sacrifice, risk, and danger in service to the United States and the citizens of the United States; (10) the scope of responsibility assumed by the first responders of Emergency Medical Services is broad and unique