If Life Is Worth Saving, It Must Be Worth Living
Humor is a gift we are born with and, used positively, is a source of major stress reduction, but it must be nurtured and, oftentimes, relearned for those working in emergency health care. Our profession attracts some of the most dedicated and compassionate people. So much so that they often neglect their own needs. Join Steve as he combines his EMS and cartooning backgrounds to speak the message of health and humor.
Objectives:
- Discuss the five stages of the grieving process.
- Discuss how the paramedic can provide care and enhance emotional support in situations that involve sudden, unexpected death.
- Describe methods of helping family members and friends through the initial stages of the grieving process involving death and dying of the terminally ill.
- Describe the common needs of the patient and family (including children) in dealing with death and dying.
- Discuss how cultural attitudes and personal beliefs affect individual reactions toward death and the grief process.
- Discuss methods of coping with personal grief and stress EMS personnel may experience following the death of a patient.