{"id":14857,"date":"2020-02-20T09:47:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T14:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=14857"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:27:31","slug":"healthandsafety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/emergency-operations-2\/healthandsafety\/","title":{"rendered":"Provider Health &amp; Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-14857\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-14857-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-14857-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14857-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-slider panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14857-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-slider so-widget-sow-slider-default-4e943fcede21-14857\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" 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<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-14857-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14857-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<table style=\"height: 140px;border-color: #111770;background-color: #ebe9f0\" border=\"3\" width=\"751\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Promote to your network:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Mental-Health-Promotional-Toolkit.docx\">Health and Safety &amp; Mental Health Promotional Toolkit<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-14857-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-14857-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14857-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-ea0af4cf39ae-14857\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Provider Health &amp; Safety Topics\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14857-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-d0e090d593af-14857\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #213082; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/safety-resources\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf505;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 60px; color: #ffffff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/safety-resources\/\">EMS Provider Health &amp; Safety<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #213082; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/mental-health-resiliency-resources\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/02\/health-and-Wellness-2-1536x1536.png); font-size: 60px\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/mental-health-resiliency-resources\/\">Provider Mental Health &amp; Resiliency<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #213082; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/health-and-safety-bulletins\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf477;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 60px; color: #FFFFFF\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/health-and-safety-bulletins\/\">Health &amp; Safety Infographics<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14857-2-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-ea0af4cf39ae-14857\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpcoming Events\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14857-2-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Check back for upcoming training opportunities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14857-2-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-ea0af4cf39ae-14857\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout Virginia's Provider Health &amp; Safety Initiative\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14857-2-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"justify\">With an increase in struck by\/near miss incidents, line of duty deaths (LODD), and health issues with EMS providers, the state EMS Advisory Board recognized a need to focus on provider health and safety. As a result of this initiative, the Provider Health and Safety Committee was formed. The committee has members representing various aspects of fire and EMS. The organizations represented include:<\/p>\n<div class=\"RowWithColumns\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"Column\">Regional EMS Councils<br \/>\nMedevac<br \/>\nVirginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads<br \/>\nVirginia Professional Firefighter<br \/>\nCISM Team Representative<\/div>\n<div class=\"Column\">Virginia Association of Governmental EMS Administrators<br \/>\nVirginia Department of Fire Programs<br \/>\nTransportation Specialist<br \/>\nSafety Specialist<br \/>\nMental Health Clinician<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"justify\">These groups, along with other invitees, will focus on various topics related to provider health and safety. The committee has many goals which include developing life safety initiative for EMS providers, promoting the use of critical incident stress management and mental health preparedness activities, supporting training programs on health and well-being, and providing research and supporting documentation on provider health and safety issues, as well as many other topics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you have any information or suggestions you would like to share with the committee, please contact <a href=\"mailto:Kari.Magner@vdh.virginia.gov\">Kari Magner<\/a>, Emergency Planner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-14857-2-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div>\n<table style=\"height: 209px;border-color: #111770;background-color: #ebe9f0\" border=\"3\" width=\"751\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Need help now? You are not alone!<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThere is\u00a0<strong>FREE<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>CONFIDENTIAL<\/strong> help available <strong>24\/7<\/strong> specifically for EMS Providers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safecallnowusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.safecallnow.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582655073382000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYlruaYJqFEQSdKS0HWOahtWJNpA\">Safe Call Now<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>(206) 459-3020 or\u00a01-877-230-6060<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/responderstrong.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/responderstrong.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1582655073382000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH_mcag_1HfbTpyO13BrHUHFXBmFw\"><strong>Emergency Responder Crisis Text Line<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Text \u201cBADGE\u201d to 741741<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/988lifeline.org\/\">988 Suicide &amp; 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