As philanthropists gather in San Diego, Israel’s first responders face a growing trauma epidemic

As philanthropists gather in San Diego, Israel’s first responders face a growing trauma epidemic

As the former battalion chief responsible for firefighter health and safety for the City of San Diego, I spent much of my career confronting a reality that every firefighter, paramedic, police officer and soldier eventually learns: The most serious injuries in these professions are often not the ones sustained during the emergency itself. They are the injuries that remain afterward, long after the smoke clears and the sirens fall silent. Anyone …