Mental Health
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Bryan Johnson’s biohacking protocol has gone viral – could this practice benefit your wellbeing?
Boston EMS implements nutrition, physical and mental wellness education, psychological first aid to meet the needs of its members
Many responders felt helpless and couldn’t accept not being able to do more
The Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance teaches people to recognize the signs that might indicate a person is contemplating suicide
Suicides among first responders are more prevalent than line of duty deaths
The proposal calls for a test for EMTs to be licensed as community veteran emergency medical technicians under the direction of a doctor or physician’s assistant
Why focusing solely on line-of-duty deaths is doing a disservice to the health and wellness of those in the industry
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about the week’s news, including UK officials calling for higher penalties for those who attack medics
Relying on others and finding the right hobby can help relieve the stress of a mentally exhausting job
Mental health care continues to be poorly funded, inadequately managed, and under-recognized by politicians and policy makers
When mental health services were scaled back in Sacramento there was a significant increase in emergency psychiatric consults and emergency department length of stay
The two overworked EMTs have been expecting new partners since April
Analysis of social media accounts has predictive clues about patients’ health behaviors and medical conditions
How I was told to go back to work when I asked for counseling, and how I almost killed myself just to stop thinking
10 years later medics and firefighters still coping with memories of tornado tragedy
The department’s Behavioral Health Task Force was created to get firefighters to talk to each other and help deal with their high-stress lifestyle
Medics will go through communication and mental health training; the fire commissioner is also considering introducing body armors
The guidelines are specific to first responders, to better diagnose and treat post-traumatic stress disorder
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of EMS
Kevin Kelly, 55, struggled with PTSD and respiratory illnesses since his 9/11 response
Responding to an active shooter incident can be career ending, but self-care and after-care can prevent problems and preserve your career
First-of-its-kind research of medics in the U.S. fire service reveals troubling rates of obesity, binge drinking and smokeless tobacco use
How my view on medication has changed and why I think everyone should have access to proper treatment
More than half of the attendees at the EMS World Expo panel have had a co-worker die by suicide
A new study found many ambulance calls are related to self-harm, mental health and substance misuse
T-shirts from the Code Green Campaign to first 500 visitors to Ferno’s EMS World Expo booth
The first 24 hours back on the ambulance went well until I was asked to translate to a family that a 19-year-old boy was declared brain dead
Paramedics often pay a personal toll of being present as some patient’s move from life to death