Downtime after Critical Incidents in Emergency Medical Technicians/Paramedics
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Downtime after Critical Incidents in Emergency Medical Technicians/Paramedics
Effective workplace-based interventions after critical incidents (CIs) are needed for emergency medical technicians (EMT)/paramedics. The evidence for a period out of service post-CI (downtime) is sparse; however it may prevent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and burnout symptoms. We examined the hypothesis that downtime post-CI is associated with fewer symptoms of four long-term emotional...
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عنوان ژورنال: BioMed Research International
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2314-6133,2314-6141
DOI: 10.1155/2014/483140