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How Your Donations Make a Difference in Supporting First Responders

First Responders Foundation

Training and Education Continued training and education are vital for first responders, who must stay abreast of the latest emergency response techniques and medical treatments. Donations can fund health and wellness programs that support first responders in managing the stress and trauma that can come from their jobs.

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My Burnout

The Overrun

15-20 times a day, we would head out in our vehicles in an emergency response. Worse, our moral injury would increase when during these “high volume” periods you would hear a BLS unit begin on the radio for any help with a sick person who needed an airway, or a pediatric near-drowning…and getting none. We would see maybe 2 patients.

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