Background High rates of mental distress, mental illness, and the associated physical effects
of psychological injury experienced by ambulance personnel has been widely reported in …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop after exposure to an event in which
death, severe physical harm, or violence occurred or was threatened. First responders …

Posttraumatic Growth reworks and overhauls the seminal 2006 Handbook of Posttraumatic
Growth. It provides a wide range of answers to questions concerning knowledge of …

Le nombre de suicides survenus parmi les membres du personnel de la sécurité publique
(PSP) au Canada (PSP: les travailleurs de services correctionnels, répartiteurs, pompiers …

There are growing concerns about the impact of public safety work on the mental health of
public safety personnel; as such, we explored systemic and individual factors that might …

Working life in public sector professions is undergoing significant change and becoming
increasingly demanding. This article explores work intensity in NHS ambulance services in …

Introduction: Emergency service (ambulance, police, fire) call-takers and dispatchers are
often exposed to duty-related trauma, placing them at increased risk for developing mental …

Background: Emergency call-takers and dispatchers (ECDs) field emergency calls and
dispatch the appropriate emergency services. Exposure to the callers' traumatic experiences …

Background The study objective was to investigate and synthesize available evidence
relating to the psychological health of Emergency Dispatch Centre (EDC) operatives, and to …

Abstract Emergency Medical Dispatchers (EMDs) provide life-critical telephone-based
medical advice 24 ha day, 365 days a year. EMDs are the first point of contact but rarely, if …