Fitness & Health
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You will not burden us by speaking up, by telling us how you feel, or asking for help
Even if PTSD becomes a workers’ compensational eligible occupational disease, EMS leaders need to change the culture for traumatic stress treatment
Although the bill will provide coverage of mental impairment, it comes with stipulations
State legislators have passed or are considering several pieces of legislation intended to improve EMS working conditions and safety for providers
It’s time for EMS providers to advocate for their rights to equitable wages and a safer workplace
Pain while running EMS calls or sitting around the station is not normal and it can be treated with strength and flexibility exercises
To be resilient to the stress of an EMS career, stop being proud of your pain or your lack of it; instead, be proud of overcoming it
California’s private EMS providers need to enjoy the same legal protections as firefighter-paramedics
Doctors are using a PTSD treatment program originally developed for military veterans and applying it for the first time to help first responders