Tools in this section have been gathered and vetted for usefulness and relevance to a wide range of emergency medical services organizations. After completing the VT–ORG for EMS, use the VT–ORG Scoresheet and Action Plan to analyze the results and prioritize the areas of organizational health you identified as challenges. Then, use the resources and research literature in the toolkit to implement strategies to build your capacity as a vicarious trauma-informed organization.
To maintain EMS providers, to keep them in the field, we have to take care of them. There's already such a shortage of EMS providers that losing any because of things that we control—handling stress, managing the stressors of the job—it would be a downfall.
—Karen Owens, Emergency Operations Manager, Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services
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Compendium of Resources
Each of the over 500 listings in the Compendium of Resources includes the resource title, source, and author or developer, as well as a general description identifying the category, discipline, organizational strategy, topic, and CDC code, if applicable. Research literature items include full bibliographical citations.
Blueprint for a Vicarious Trauma-Informed Organization
For a step-by-step guide to strengthening your organization's response to vicarious trauma by using this toolkit, see the Blueprint for a Vicarious Trauma-Informed Organization.