Mental Illness Reports Spike after Medic’s Suicide

Wife of Edmonton paramedic worries about others in EMS

EDMONTON (CBC News) – In the first three months of this year, 24 emergency services workers in Edmonton reported psychological injuries – one fewer case than the total reported for all of 2014.

According to information obtained by CBC News, EMS staff in the Edmonton metro region reported eight, four and 25 cases of psychological injuries in 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

In January 2015, those numbers started to spike significantly – the same month Edmonton paramedic Greg Turner committed suicide at work.

His wife, Bridget Turner, is speaking out now, because she’s worried other paramedics may be in danger. And these latest numbers show just how meaningful her warning is.

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