In life, we experience a variety of stressful events. These can include, but are not limited to relationships, injuries, mental health concerns, suicide, job, family, and financial. Having a career in EMS exposes individuals to significantly more taxing, disturbing, sometimes heart wrenching events that have a cumulative effect. While we have been trained to handle and mitigate these incidents; ask yourself who taught us how to deal with the short term and long term effects stress has on us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spirituality? Join me in discussing life in the EMS field, what effects we may and do experience, and what can be done to make sure we enjoy a quality of life we deserve.
