All tagged Mental Health
Managing Acute Psychosis Emergencies
Dr. Mike DeFilippo talks about acute psychiatric emergencies and what we can do to help.
My Burnout
How I got burnt out. And how I am going to make it back.
Looking Over The Edge: Moral Injury in EMS
The second year of COVID, looking over the edge into the abyss.
EMS WEEK 2020: Aftermath
Where do we go from here?
Thrown to the Wolves: Why 'Mental Toughness' Is What's Killing Our Coworkers. By Anna Ryan, NREMTP
My entire EMT class was a blur. The lessons were quick, the skills stations were chaotic, we had two chances to pass a test and if you didn’t pull off that magical 70% you were out! Go sell shoes! You don’t belong here with the road dogs. You’re not part of the elite. Before I knew it, 3 months had gone by and I was ready to sling and swath with the best of them. I was going to save lives, snatch grandma from the jagged jaws of death with nothing but a non-re breather and tube of glucose; I. WAS. READY.