EMOTIONAL RESPONSE IN EMS When is enough, enough?

This project revolves around Emotional Responses in Emergency Medical Services(EMS). As in many Emergency Service Industries, emotions can run high. On the surface, those emotions would appear to revolve around the individual and the call they are responding to. However, some emotions go far beyond the specific 9-1-1 response. Approximately thirty percent of First Responders develop mental health disorders, including Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), versus twenty percent of the general population (Langabeer et al., 2020). With EMS already being at increased risk, these agencies must take extra precautions with their workforce.