--- title: The Graham Medical Response | Blog | EMS Health (2) description: EMS Health | (2) --- The Promise of Protection #### (800) 558-6765 [info@grahammedical.com](mailto:info@grahammedical.com) [My Account](https://www.grahammedical.com/my-account/) [![Graham Medical](https://blog.grahammedical.com/hubfs/GrahamMedical%20-March2017/Graham-Medical-Logo_wTagline_WHITE-Register-1.png "Graham Medical")](https://www.grahammedical.com/) - Products - [TABLE PAPER](https://www.grahammedical.com/table-paper/) - [Crepe](https://www.grahammedical.com/table-paper/crepe/) - [Printed](https://www.grahammedical.com/table-paper/printed/) - [Smooth](https://www.grahammedical.com/table-paper/smooth/) - [Specialty](https://www.grahammedical.com/table-paper/specialty-paper/) - [APPAREL](https://www.grahammedical.com/apparel/) - [Capes, Cover-Ups, Vests](http://www.grahammedical.com/apparel/capes/) - [Exam Shorts/Bikinis](https://www.grahammedical.com/apparel/apparel-exam-shorts/) - [Gowns](https://www.grahammedical.com/apparel/apparel-gowns/) - [Nonwoven](https://www.grahammedical.com/apparel/apparel-gowns/apparel-gowns-nonwoven/) - [Printed](https://www.grahammedical.com/apparel/apparel-gowns/printed/) - [Tissue](https://www.grahammedical.com/apparel/apparel-gowns/tissue/) - [Lab Coats/Jackets](https://www.grahammedical.com/apparel/lab-coats-jackets/) - [O.R. 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A significant portion are lower back injuries as a result of lifting, moving and handling incapacitated patients. [Read More](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/how-dragging-patients-protects-emts-and-paramedics) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/how-dragging-patients-protects-emts-and-paramedics#comments-listing) Topics: [EMS Health](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/topic/ems-health) ## [Coping with Active Shooter Situations: Tips for First Responders](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/coping-with-active-shooter-situations-tips-for-first-responders) Posted by [Graham Medical](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/author/graham-medical) on Nov 28, 2018 10:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.grahammedical.com/hubfs/dp-first-responder-ptsd-i155598630.jpg)](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/coping-with-active-shooter-situations-tips-for-first-responders) The incidence of stress disorders among first responders is significantly higher than the national average. Our recent blog about EMS post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reveals that [34 percent of EMS personnel](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/ems-ptsd-statistics) were diagnosed as suffering from PTSD at one time or other. This statistic is from a University of Phoenix survey of 2,000 paramedics, firefighters, police officers and nurses. This information supports earlier work from the National Center for PTSD that [33 percent of survivors](https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/trauma/disaster-terrorism/stress-mv-t-dhtml.asp) from mass shooting incidents develop acute stress disorders (ASD). [Read More](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/coping-with-active-shooter-situations-tips-for-first-responders) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/coping-with-active-shooter-situations-tips-for-first-responders#comments-listing) Topics: [EMS Health](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/topic/ems-health) ## [How to Protect Your EMS Staff from Fentanyl Exposure](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/how-to-protect-your-ems-staff-from-fentanyl-exposure) Posted by [Graham Medical](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/author/graham-medical) on Aug 1, 2018 10:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.grahammedical.com/hubfs/shutterstock_1010147281.jpg)](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/how-to-protect-your-ems-staff-from-fentanyl-exposure) According to the United States’ [Drug Enforcement Agency](https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/fentanyl-faq.shtml), Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 30-50 times more potent than heroin and up to 100 times more powerful than morphine. [Read More](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/how-to-protect-your-ems-staff-from-fentanyl-exposure) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/how-to-protect-your-ems-staff-from-fentanyl-exposure#comments-listing) Topics: [EMS Health](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/topic/ems-health) ## [Protecting First Responders from Infectious Diseases](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/protecting-first-responders-from-infectious-diseases) Posted by [Graham Medical](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/author/graham-medical) on Jul 10, 2018 2:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.grahammedical.com/hubfs/shutterstock_700610041.jpg)](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/protecting-first-responders-from-infectious-diseases) As a first responder, it may seem that the world is becoming an increasingly hostile place. Not only are you and your team faced with an increased incidence of traffic accidents and domestic violence that you respond to, now there are increased occasions in which you could be the victim yourself; situations such as an active shooter event, terrorist chemical agent incident, and even infectious organism contamination. [Read More](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/protecting-first-responders-from-infectious-diseases) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/protecting-first-responders-from-infectious-diseases#comments-listing) Topics: [EMS Health](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/topic/ems-health) ## [First Responder PTSD Support: Florida Leads the Way](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/first-responder-ptsd-support-florida-leads-the-way) Posted by [Graham Medical](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/author/graham-medical) on Apr 16, 2018 10:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://bobcat.grahamdigital.com/image/upload/view?width=640&height=360&method=crop&url=https://media.news4jax.com/photo/2017/06/23/Florida%20State%20Seal%20Blue_1498264137359_10001605_ver1.0_640_360.jpg)](https://blog.grahammedical.com/blog/first-responder-ptsd-support-florida-leads-the-way) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be a serious issue for many first responders. This [Washington, DC newscast](http://wjla.com/news/local/new-study-highlights-mental-health-of-first-responders-following-traumatic-events) references a [University of Pheonix commissioned survey](http://www.phoenix.edu/about_us/media-center/news/uopx-releases-first-responder-mental-health-survey-results.html) which reports that 80% of firefighters experienced exposure to a traumatic event, and the numbers for police and EMTs is even higher with over 90% reporting exposure to trauma. This extensive trauma exposure has consequences, with 33% of first responders surveyed reporting that they had been formally diagnosed with a mental health disorder, such as PTSD. Florida has recently passed legislation to help deal with this issue. 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