Community collaboration, harm reduction models and policy changes can ease the burden on EMS workers and improve patient outcomes ...

A secondary definition of compassion fatigue refers to the experience of any empathetic individual who is acutely conscious of societal needs but feels helpless to solve them. People who actively ...

The EMS Leadership Academy highlights the urgent need to address funding, career pathways and wellness support ...

No matter how much you love to care for these people, their woes fall on your shoulders—and eventually, you might start feeling like you want to throttle them. Compassion fatigue might seem like a ...

Compassion fatigue has now washed over emergency workers in a mammoth wave, submerging the medics and volunteers who stepped into the fray - again and again - with a sense they’re drowning.

The continuous emotional demands of caregiving, combined with the isolation that many caregivers feel, can lead to burnout, leaving them with little energy or emotional capacity to care for themselves ...

Caring for others is often driven by motivations of love and understanding. It’s not uncommon for family caregivers to initially feel their capacity for helping those they love is nearly ...

A secondary definition of compassion fatigue refers to the experience of any empathetic individual who is acutely conscious of societal needs but feels helpless to solve them. People who actively ...