Paramedics throughout the world are trained to competently treat the physical injuries of
patients requiring pre-hospital emergency medical care. The nature of this work exposes …

Introduction: Existing literature on trauma and coping with traumatic events in paramedics
has often concentrated on the concept of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), using …

Background Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among ambulance
personnel, but its prevalence varies between developed and developing countries. This …

Intensive Care Paramedics (ICPs) attend to only the most clinically challenging of
emergency medical cases, often working in a chaotic and frenetic atmosphere. They are …

BACKGROUND: Paramedics are a high-risk occupational group for posttraumatic stress
injuries (PTSI), and increasingly, evidence suggests that organizational factors play a …

UK will experience one or maybe two traumatic situations in a lifetime—whether that be
through witnessing or being involved in an accident, natural disaster, collision, medical …

Despite threats to wellbeing inherent in paramedicine, little is known about how paramedics
cope. This study explored the breadth of healthy and unhealthy coping strategies used by …

Background Paramedics experience post-traumatic stress in their work, and many
paramedics turn to their intimate partner for support. However, exposure to traumatic event …

Frontline ambulance staff have high rates of sickness absence; far greater than any other
National Health Service worker. Reports suggest that many of these instances are …

Due to the nature of their work, emergency service personnel constantly work in challenging
situations that elevate their levels of arousal, excitement, satisfaction and also distress …