Life and Death Struggle, An Ambo's Story

Day after day, paramedics pull mangled bodies from car smashes, crawl under fallen buildings and fend off attacks by drunks. They witness unspeakable trauma, some for decades, but when they collapse emotionally the ambulance service too often fails them.

One paramedic commits suicide each year in the state, on average, yet the ambulance service often refuses to accept battle fatigue is significant, in some cases blaming their personal lives instead.

The following article gives us an insight.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/everyday-heroes-pay-the-ultimate-price-when-the-siren-stops-20100430-tzah.html