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Unmasking the Mental Health Crisis Among First Responders

JEMS

JEMS Managing Editor Jeff Frankel hosts a deep dive into the mental health challenges facing first responders. Alanna emphasizes that mental health struggles aren’t anomalies but an expected reality for first responders, advocating for open dialogue, culturally competent care, and union-backed mental health leave policies.

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Balancing Work and Personal Life as a First Responder

First Responders Foundation

For first responders, firefighters, law enforcement officers, EMTs, and dispatchers, that boundary is never so clear-cut. When your work revolves around emergencies, shift work, and the unpredictable, balancing your career and personal life can feel nearly impossible as a first responder.

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How Critical Incident Response Canines Are Changing First Responder Support

JEMS

Through heartfelt stories, she illustrates the quiet impact these canines have on victims and first responders alike. Previous: Jeff Frankel sits down with occupational therapist Bonnie Eckman and paramedic leader Alanna Badgley to explore sensory modulation therapy as a breakthrough tool for first responders’ mental health.

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Severe Hemorrhage Technology Developed by Military Researchers

JEMS

But a recent study on the use of 25% human serum albumin (HSA) in trauma care could change how responders approach these critical moments.

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Knowing When to Stop

JEMS

Commentary Exclusives Mental Health and Wellness EMS EMT Paramedic Must View How Sensory Modulation Therapy Is Transforming Mental Health Support for First Responders JEMS Managing Editor Jeff Frankel sits down with occupational therapist Bonnie Eckman and paramedic leader Alanna Badgley to explore sensory modulation therapy.

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Foundation Formed to Support, Recognize Fallen First Responders

JEMS

A tragic helicopter crash led to the formation of a new foundation that honors, supports and promotes the regions first responders.

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PA EMS Crews Honored for Saving Fellow First Responder

JEMS

Fortunately for Fleck, a team of first responders stepped in that frigid morning. Ruparcic noted that first responders receive annual training to respond to cardiac events, plus other ongoing life-saving training. WINDBER, Pa. Longtime firefighter Bryon “Lou” Fleck has dedicated his life to saving lives.