Mental Health
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In this episode learn the 5 diagnoses for altered mental status that can kill your patient emergently
Being a public safety professional can be very rewarding ... but it can also be very stressful
Dispatchers in Worcester will determine which calls Community Healthlink teams will be sent to
Mental Health Services for Clark and Madison Counties is working with firefighters, police officers to get ahead of crises and reduce suicides
“Everybody has a book title in them and we’re going to put everybody on the path of becoming authors.”
For the last two years, the Portland Street Response sent mental health workers and EMTs instead of police to people experiencing a mental health emergency
Cumberland Goodwill EMS paramedic Taylor Shearer shared a personal lesson from a fatal incident
Audrey Hallatschek’s father and mother had no idea she needed help
EMS directors and personnel voiced their frustrations to legislators about staffing, pay and burnout
Former Hialeah dispatchers say calls are unanswered because the 911 center is severely understaffed
U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen’s bill will create a grant program for peer counseling programs specific to first responders
The Public Safety Wellness Center in Fairfax County will offer first responders a full range of services
A unique chaplaincy partnership reveals the similar storms police and EMS professionals weather
A Logan County paramedic once worked a 120-hours shift and transports sometimes have a 6-7 hour turnaround time
Understanding the physical impact on the brain can help destigmatize trauma-related injury and mitigate the impacts of trauma
Paramedic Amanda King shares her story of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail and overcoming EMS burnout
Calif. voters want behavioral health professionals to respond to non-life-threatening 911 calls
Traditional training did not teach medics how to deal with combative family members or how to seek counseling
Due to Dan Bradley’s pre-existing conditions, he was determined “uninsurable,” his wife and fellow EMT shared
“Our call volume is increasing but we’re not getting the downtime,” Scotland County Public Safety Director Robert Sampson said
Industry leaders weigh in on celebrating EMS Week amidst the forces shaping the EMS landscape
Has the deeply rooted tradition of stifling emotional vulnerability led to the disproportionate number of suicides among men?
Understanding how to relate with others can shift the tone of an interaction, help build relationships in your community and improve the impact of your agency
Paramedic says co-response program “is allowing us to become more human with one another”
The next time you encounter a patient for which your clinical impression is “excited delirium,” remember that the treatment you render isn’t to treat the delirium
Wake County EMS Paramedic Will Holland’s therapy dog gave him a hug at a recent expo
Dr. Ginny Renkiewicz shares research on vicarious trauma, post-traumatic stress, and the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Chief Jerry Streich identifies the impact problem employees have on the organization and on collective department stress
Bad behaviors associated with cliques may include the use of intimidation tactics, promotion of racist or sexist ideologies, or subverting the chain of command
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