Paramedic in the Eye of the Storm | Mental Health & Paramedicine

Ian Stoddart, a #paramedic for 32 years, advocates practicing empathy for positive #mentalhealth. This is his #firstresponder recovery story.

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For Ian, a particularly tragic call involving a young woman’s death by drug overdose triggered his #mentalhealthcrisis. Self-care and empathy were keys to his recovery. Now, as Ian teaches #paramedics and #EMS workers, empathy and emotional care are priorities in his curriculum.

“Emotional care is 90% of a paramedic’s job. That’s how it should be,” Ian says, “but that gets lost sometimes.”

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[sidewindersid]

Paramedics are blue lit angels without wings.

[dreamyjess]

I needed this. From one paramedic to another, thank you

[LoudPaintings]

I really love your videos, and the production value is so well done. Thank you so much for making these

[bspi]

Adding positive to one's soul. You just made so much sense to me. I still suffer 8 years after retirement.

[geoffandrist]

Message for Ian: Consider serving in the Chaplaincy brother, contact your local agencies to see if there's an opportunity to serve? OC87, thank you for these interviews, they're very helpful.

[DrewMcgough]

Ian’s story has happened to me too many times. I always think that if I got there sooner there would have been something I can do for those patients dead on arrival