NCOAE

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The suicide rate among emergency medical service (EMS) professionals rose a shocking 38 percent since 2009, according to a study published in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. As an emergency medical technician (EMT) or paramedic, you typically work a five-day rotation of 12-hour shifts (days or nights).

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The Overrun

JANUARY 23, 2023

In his book, Kitchen Confidential , he talks about the business of cooking food a lot like colleagues I know talk about EMS. Kind of like EMS. We know instinctively that the years of running calls, driving incessantly, long hours posted, and inherent risks of being a paramedic or EMT will get us back in the end.

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The Overrun

AUGUST 17, 2022

I’ve been in EMS a long time. I was certified as an EMT back in 1994, and since then, I’ve held a license to practice at varying levels. Of everything I’ve done in my adult life, I’ve enjoyed EMS the most, and it’s been good to me. Of everything I’ve done in my adult life, I’ve enjoyed EMS the most, and it’s been good to me.

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