Fitness & Health
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Paramedic Jeff Pittman’s diabetes caused his liver to fail in 2016; he has been unable to work
I have been told that I don’t have PTSD since I’ve never been threatened or witnessed these incidents in person
Tessie Odom Smith, 47, had her right leg amputated when her ambulance was struck by a drunk driver last year
Lisa Jennings said she hopes her case encourages other responders who suffer from PTSD to file such claims
Review from The BMJ confirms what many paramedics, firefighters and police officers already know about shift work and its effect on sleep
The risk of dying was about 30 percent lower in weekend warriors and insufficient exercisers versus those who were inactive
Firefighter-paramedic Ed Kranski, 50, said to never be satisfied and always train, educate and strive to be the best
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