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The document summarizes the challenges faced by first responders like firefighters, police officers, and EMTs. It discusses their long work hours yet lackluster pay. It also explores the mental health impacts of their jobs, including increased risks of conditions like acute stress disorder, PTSD, and depression. While there are arguments that first responders should decide their own treatment, the document advocates for solutions like fewer work hours, increased access to therapy resources, and improved training to help address these issues.

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cbpt2 Presentation

The document summarizes the challenges faced by first responders like firefighters, police officers, and EMTs. It discusses their long work hours yet lackluster pay. It also explores the mental health impacts of their jobs, including increased risks of conditions like acute stress disorder, PTSD, and depression. While there are arguments that first responders should decide their own treatment, the document advocates for solutions like fewer work hours, increased access to therapy resources, and improved training to help address these issues.

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First

Responders
Abby Weitkamp
We must find ways to
better recognize and
reward the extra effort a
worker puts into his job
~Richard Nixon
(Nixon)
I see that man going
back down with a heavy
yet measured step
toward the torment of
which he will never know
the end
(Camus)
The haunting
mental effects first
responders
experience do not
offset the time
requirements or
lackluster pay.
any individual who runs

toward an event rather than

away.

Who is
Hours
Firefighters
Police Officers
Emergency Medical Technicians

(learn.org, 10-hour, Konig)


Pay
Firefighters
Police Officers
Emergency Medical Technicians

(Cox, U.S. Bureau)


Mental Trauma
Job Demands-Resources Model
Susceptibility
Acute Stress Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD)
Depression

(Baka, Erich, Garner, Volkmann)


Counterargument
First responders should be the one
to make the decision.
Therapy

(Camus, Erich, Garner, Thomas)


Rebuttal
Mental effects
Incorrect implementation of therapy
Stigma surrounding therapy

(Erich, Garner)
Solutions
Fewer hours
Universality
Therapy resources
CISM
Training
Changes to training
Conclusion
The haunting mental effects first
responders experience do not offset
the time requirements or lackluster
pay.
Service is returned
Better training
More therapy
Because that, after
all, is why we serve. Not
to score points or take
credit. But to make
peoples lives better.
~Obama
(Obama)
(Metro)
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(Metro)

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