{"id":18965,"date":"2021-03-17T15:27:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T19:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?p=18965"},"modified":"2021-03-17T16:19:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T20:19:59","slug":"fatigue-risk-management-in-ems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/2021\/03\/17\/fatigue-risk-management-in-ems\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatigue Risk Management in EMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/03\/March-2021-Fatigue-Risk-Management-in-EMS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/health-and-safety-bulletins\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616070747917000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFDMX0XhOFuAMdyA9-eFl7NCJIsxA\">FATIGUE RISK MANAGEMENT IN EMS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/health-and-safety-bulletins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18966 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/03\/Emergency-Vehicle-Safety-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/03\/Emergency-Vehicle-Safety-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/03\/Emergency-Vehicle-Safety-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/03\/Emergency-Vehicle-Safety-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/03\/Emergency-Vehicle-Safety-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/03\/Emergency-Vehicle-Safety-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/03\/Emergency-Vehicle-Safety-1320x1708.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/03\/Emergency-Vehicle-Safety.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/a>.<\/b> Fatigue is a serious problem in EMS that can lead to poor health, burnout, injury and death.\u00a0 This month\u2019s Health and Safety Infographic focuses on evidence based guidelines to help agencies and providers mitigate the effects of fatigue among EMS personnel. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/03\/March-2021-Fatigue-Risk-Management-in-EMS.pdf\"><b>here<\/b>\u00a0<\/a>to learn more! Visit\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emsfatigue.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.emsfatigue.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616070747917000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGD6sA33pkbEubbXxd0yKkLe7gIEA\">www.emsfatigue.org<\/a><\/b> to learn more about fatigue risk management in EMS and <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bit.ly\/FirstResponderMentalHealthVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.bit.ly\/FirstResponderMentalHealthVA&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616070747917000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEVlhpPx__c58pCtxQ4oVrmy5fWWg\">http:\/\/www.bit.ly\/FirstResponderMentalHealthVA<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>for more resiliency resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FATIGUE RISK MANAGEMENT IN EMS. 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