How First Responders Use Virtual Reality Therapy to Process Trauma & Prepare for Mass Casualty Events
According to new research, first responders report significantly high Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) rates during the pandemic. The study, which included 1,000 frontline workers, stated that nearly one-quarter exhibited signs of the mental health disorder. However, to put this into perspective, only 6.8 percent of the general population ever experiences PTSD in their lifetime, according […]
First Responder Burnout: How to Spot it and Self-Care Tips to Combat It
First responders reach out to the survivors of accidents, criminal activity, and disasters to provide them with life-saving emotional and physical support. These heroic duties, although essential, are strenuous to paramedics, firefighters, law enforcement, and other EMS professionals and, over time, put them at an increased risk of burnout. One study revealed that nearly half of all […]