The work of first responders is fraught with numerous stressors, ranging from potentially
traumatic critical incidents to institutional strains. The severity and pervasiveness of these …

The term “first responders” refers to a range of professional occupations, including police
officers, fire fighters, search and rescue personnel, ambulance personnel, and military …

Objective: A core challenge in working with first responders worldwide (eg, firefighters,
emergency service personnel, police officers) is identifying theoretically and empirically …

Occupational groups such as firefighters, military officers, paramedics and police officers are
exposed to a combination of acute, severe and accumulated everyday stress. Drawing on …

Abstract State Emergency Service (SES) volunteer members are a unique group of
individuals who are often exposed to varying degrees of adversity. This study enquired into …

Objective: The objective of the present work was to characterize the coping strategies used
by first responders to emergencies in the face of exposure to traumatic events. Methods: A …

Attending potentially dangerous and traumatic incidents is inherent in the role of emergency
workers, yet there is a paucity of literature aimed at examining variables that impact on the …

This study examined the association between symptoms of posttraumatic stress, coping
styles, and subjective and biological responses in paramedics confronted with a simulated …

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 …

Disasters are widely reported, commonplace events that characteristically leave an
enormous legacy of human suffering through death, injury, extensive infrastructural damage …