Average retirement age for EM doctors?

I doubt there are specific numbers out there available, but you're right that EM docs 50+ years old are either not working those shifts or are really hating them if they are. Retiring early isn't "losing out" because you'll only retire when you've saved enough money to live the standard of living you want for the rest of your life. If you don't save well and then you hit 50 and realize you don't like all the work you're doing but you can't afford to quit, you can:

A) Suck it up and keep working nights and days anyways because this is probably what will earn you the most money.
B) Find a practice where you won't work nights, either because the group has dedicated nocturnists, pre-partners who work nights, or you have partners who choose to work nights because the group pays more for night shifts and most likely the younger partners are willing to do that. This probably earns a little less than option A unless you set yourself up in a partnership from the getgo where you don't have to work nights as you get older because the junior partners take care of it.
C) Leave the ED altogether and work at something like a walk-in clinic where you have better hours. Probably earns less per hour than A or B.

ED burnout is real and shouldn't be ignored, but all of these "problems" only exist if you aren't savvy with your money in your early working years. The moral of the story is to save/invest wisely so you aren't left in a position where you're working more than you want to simply because you have to.

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Average retirement age for EM doctors?