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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada – The Preburn Project: Preventing Burnout by Predicting Compromised Wellness in EMS Workers

FirstWatch

Thrsa Choisi will address the critical mental health challenges faced by paramedics and emergency medical dispatchers (EMDs) due to high-stress environments and increased workloads. She has more than 13 years of experience in the prehospital sector as a former emergency medical dispatcher, team leader, instructor and EMD-Q.

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Abstract: The Preburn Project: Preventing Burnout by Predicting Compromised Wellness in EMS Workers | 06 February 2025

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

Thrsa Choisi will address the critical mental health challenges faced by paramedics and emergency medical dispatchers (EMDs) due to high-stress environments and increased workloads. She has more than 13 years of experience in the prehospital sector as a former emergency medical dispatcher, team leader, instructor and EMD-Q.

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The Widely Varying Role of the Advanced EMT in Modern EMS

JEMS

Although its name and structure changed, the rural ambulance service merged with the town fire department’s paramedic-level EMS providers approximately ten years ago. Before that the ambulance service was using AEMTs back when they were referred to as EMT-Intermediates and continues to do so now that they are called advanced EMTs.

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Wave 2025 Recap: Top 5 Topics in EMS and Fire  

ESO

It doesn’t just push us towards better patient outcomes or help us get paid, as discussed by Systems Design West Education Direction Alissa Christenbury in Data-driven insights: improving ambulance billing through documentation analysis , but it is also a tool for keeping our teams safe.

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