PTSD
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Our cohosts tackle the difficult topic of trauma and healthy ways emergency responders can cope with the sometimes overwhelming feelings
Learn how to confront trauma that occurs after a difficult call and how to end the stigma surrounding getting help
A look inside one of our nation鈥檚 first 鈥渨arriors only鈥� PTSD treatment plans.
1st Alliance has launched 1st Help, a searchable database dedicated to finding emotional, financial and religious assistance for first responders and their spouses
There is a significant correlation between operational stress, organizational stress, critical incident stress, alcohol use and post-traumatic stress
Meditation may be one of the most surprising and useful treatments for PTSD, here鈥檚 why
EMS leaders and field personnel need to intensify the conversation about this very serious issue
Newly trained EMS providers are asked to participate in a survey about recognizing and treating patients at risk of traumatic stress
It is important to understand how PTSD affects emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, and other members of the first responder community
Max, a golden retriever, is a member of the Ottawa Paramedic Peer Support Team
The firefighters who assaulted a young woman pursuing her paramedic dream are still at the departments she was dismissed from for reporting the incidents
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This is what it will take for a Ph.D. student undertaking research on the effects of traumatic stress exposure within EMS occupations
Join the St. Charles County Ambulance District and other EMS agencies in remembering first responders who have died by suicide
The Godiva Chocolate program provides a $10,000 grant to the honoree鈥檚 organization
Our co-hosts discuss the week鈥檚 news and the benefits of an online EMS education
A senator who voted against the bill at the committee level attached a minority report, slowing it from being taken up for debate on the Senate floor
The bill would recognize PTSD as a work related diagnoses and will be voted on by MPPs tomorrow; the four unions combined represent nearly 8,000 paramedics
If I close my eyes, I can bring myself to that beach and remember the dog, the boyfriend, the hot sun and her blonde hair
Their mission is preventing suicide and preventing providers from leaving the field due to the trauma they鈥檝e experienced
Scot Kelsh was terminated after poor performance reviews; he was given six weeks to find a new job but was unable to
Montana ballot initiative 179 seeks to train and authorize EMTs to provide non-emergency care to veterans is a meaningful pivot for EMS and patients
After nine years in fire and EMS thinking nothing could affect me, an event made me realize that I wasn鈥檛 doing that well after all
All EMS providers are asked to answer a survey to help researchers develop programs and protocols
Scene safety is also about protecting the mind from the barrage of witnessed trauma
Scott Geiselhart is now traveling to fire departments across Minnesota speaking about suicide prevention and awareness education
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Ben Vernon dug deep to work through years of emotional trauma that surged to the front of his mind after he was attacked
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