When Caring Too Much Makes You the Problem

from 🚑 Lights, Sirens & Real Sh*t · host Feisty Medic

Send us Fan MailEMS talks a lot about burnout.But there’s another issue many providers are experiencing: moral injury.It’s what happens when you care deeply about doing the right thing for patients—and the system around you pushes back.In this episode of Lights, Sirens & Real Sht*, we talk about the contradictions many EMS providers live with every day:Being told to critically think… until you do. Advocating for patients… and getting labeled as “negative.” Policies that matter… until they’re inconvenient.This isn’t about attacking departments. It’s about starting an honest conversation about culture, leadership, and the cost of caring in a profession that asks a lot from the people on the truck.

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