Burned Out

Firefighters, paramedics, and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) are trained to run toward danger-but few are trained to process the repeated trauma they witness every day. Over time, exposure to death, catastrophic injury, violence, and human suffering can lead to cumulative trauma, emotional exhaustion, and symptoms of PTSD that often go unrecognized.

In Burned Out, clinical social worker and award-winning author Iris Waichler explores the hidden psychological and physical toll of first ...