'Career Survival'

From the actual coursework

I. Facts

  • Over 450 Police Suicides Yearly or 3 times that of line of duty deaths (LODD)

  • Heart attacks and stress related deaths are the # 1 killer of Firefighters.

  • Paramedics have the highest burnout rate of all emergency responders.

II. Did You know?

  • What hypervigilance is and why it is essential for survival for emergency responders, paramedics, firefighters and police officers?

  • What physical and emotional responses are predictable and normal from trauma exposure?

  • How long the physical and emotional recovery period is from an adrenaline dump?


III. What will you and your loved ones learn?

  • You and your loved ones will be armed with realistic keys for career survival as emergency responder, paramedic, fire fighter,  public safety officer, police officer or dispatcher.

  • You will learn what are normal responses and the warning signs of unhealthy reaction from trauma exposure and adrenaline dumps.

  • You will learn how not coping by one member affects the safety of each of your department’s members and the citizens you protect.