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Jerry Overton’s Letter from America besides the A & E, our time on task to provide them the resources to meet their need is the longest. Until recently mental health has not been a priority. But that is changing in some systems. As a result of the implementation of “hear and treat” in some dispatch centers, direct “mental health hot lines,” similar to “poison control hot lines” have been established for the non-violent suicidal patients. Advanced paramedics are also receiving more training in this area. Perhaps one of the more innovative programs I have seen is in Adelaide, Australia. At the South Australia Ambulance Service (SAAS), the local mental health agency has professionals located in a room adjoining the EMS dispatch center. It is not all that much space, but it is yielding excellent results. But I have another motive in writing this column at this time of year. The stressors that are on you every day can easily be overwhelming. You take care of the sickest of the sick. You truly take care to the patient’s side, whether it be in the streets or in the home. You are threatened and assaulted, and those stressors are AFTER the response. BEFORE the response comes the pressure of response times, scene times, turnaround times and driving safely. It is no wonder that suicide rates for paramedics are the highest amongst emergency workers. Australia’s The Herald Sun reported Victoria’s suicide rate for paramedics at 35.6 per 100,000 workers, three and one half time higher than police and fire. A survey published by JEMS in the United States revealed that a staggering 37 percent of the respondents had contemplated suicide and six percent had actually attempted it. It is time for you to recognize that you need to take care of you. If you do not take care of you, there is no way in hell that you can take care of your patients. It is NOT easy, that I know. In fact, I might go so far as to write that we are the worst when it comes to paying attention to what we need, both physically and mentally. And, by the way, just so you know, starting anew with a New Year’s Resolution or two is not the answer. As if you did not know from your previous resolutions, they in all probability will not be kept. In fact, a study done in 2007 at the University of Bristol showed the 88 percent of those set failed. So much for that. This “Letter to America” is not meant to lecture, nor will it. Just know that there are those of us who give a damn about you, not only during the holidays, but all year round. This is the festive season and take time to celebrate what matters. EMS has changed, our patients have changed, and we can change, because, as Dylan penned in one of his most famous lines, “the times, they are a-changing.” www.erdt.co.uk E: mail@ERDT.co.uk T: +44 (0)1904 295 999 Ambulance Emergency Response Driver Training Training at your location to meet your needs FutureQuals Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Ambulance Driving (QCF) FutureQuals Level 2 Award in Ambulance Driving (QCF) RoSPA Internationally Accredited Ambulance Driver training delivered Worldwide Winter 2016 | Ambulancetoday Winter 2014 | Ambulancetoday3 11
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