Due to the nature of their work, emergency medicine service (EMS) providers are more likely to experience mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and general psychological stress (AHRQ, 2023). There are also many occupational phenomena such as secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue and occupational burnout that are prevalent amongst EMS professionals due to the high-stress and often traumatizing encounters that they may experience during a shift (Howard & Navega, 2018). 

In a 2018 systematic review, rates for anxiety, depression, and PTSD were all above 10% for EMS workers (Petrie et al., 2018). It can be assumed that these numbers will increase as the general population of EMS workers increases.