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EMT & FIRE
The Relationship between Stress & EMS Providers
By By Wesley Sykes, managing editor
A
bout 30 percent of first responders
develop mental health disorders, including
depression, Acute Stress Disorder (ASD),
and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
as compared with 20 percent in the general
population, according to a 2015 study entitled,
'What's killing our medics? Ambulance Service
Manager Program.'
Another common occupational risk factor
includes acute and chronic exposure to both
primary and secondary trauma, the latter
referring to the phenomenon of emotional and
moral attachment to the experience of the
individuals they rescue.
These overwhelming demands from first
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responders can lead to compassion fatigue, a
depleted capacity for empathy that results in
various behavioral issues including depression
and anxiety. Burnout is a similar phenomenon
of exhaustion resulting from occupational
strain such as overwork and lack of support
from leadership. These conditions have been
found to directly contribute to the more than
doubled suicide rates among medics than
other professionals, according to a 2019 study
entitled, 'Death by suicide-The EMS profession
compared to the general public.'
In addition to the risks of repeated trauma
exposure, EMS providers are expected to be
on duty for up to 24 hours at a time and can

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