The Overrun

The Overrun


Episode 101: Death Notifications with Steph Leather

July 18, 2023

We’re bad at notifying families what’s happening during a cardiac arrest event. We’re even worse on ourselves. The average person may see 3 or 4 dead people in their lives and EMS workers often see that many in a shift. The Overrun’s new team member Steph Leather, a national speaker on death notifications and a director of a clinical psychology practice takes us through the steps to make death notifications easier on ourselves and on families of our patients.



Burnout among EMS providers



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2020 paper: 1/3 of EMs workers have signs of burnout