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Reasons why smartphone-alerted first responders abort missions [PDF]

Resuscitation Plus
Background: Smartphone-based first responder systems are implemented in 209 regions across Germany to reduce time to treatment in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
Stephanie Stein, Carolin Braun, Bernd Reuschenbach, Stephan Prückner, Nadine Liebchen   +4 more
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Food Safety for First Responders

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
To the Editor: Relatively few published reports of intentional food contamination are available (1–5). However, after the anthrax attacks of 2001, biologic terrorism vulnerability assessments have determined that intentional food poisoning is a plausible means to widely disseminate pathogens, with potentially devastating effect (6).
Mary K. Afton, Michele Nakata, Myra Ching-Lee, Paul V. Effler   +3 more
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Traumatic Events, Psychopathology, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the General Community and First Responders: Presence of Symptoms and Associated Factors [PDF]

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
Most individuals experience at least one traumatic event during their lifetime, which can lead to the development of psychopathological symptoms and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Hélder António, Pedro Gamito, Stéphane Bouchard, Shivani Atul Mansuklal, José Cardoso, Maria Vieira de Castro, Ricardo Pinto   +6 more
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First Responders: The Critics of the Critical [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
Newer developments in the field of medical technology have significantly changed hospital-based medical emergency services. However, the “out-of-hospital management” of the most emergent situations, such as cardiac arrest and stroke, remains poorly ...
Daksh Manish Kedia, Rajesh Ashok Kshirsagar   +1 more
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Is It Personal? The Effect of Personal vs. Occupational Trauma on PTSD Symptom Severity in Emergency Responders

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
Emergency responders are exposed to potentially traumatic events in their line of work and as such, are at increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Jennifer Wild, Tingyee E. Chang
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Awareness and preparedness of first responders regarding chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) disaster management of a tertiary medical institute in South India: A mixed methods study

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Background: In case of a CBRNE catastrophe, junior doctors (first responders) will be the first to respond to the CBRNE disaster, so they should be fully equipped with the knowledge and skills of managing CBRNE casualties and preventing the endangerment ...
Deodatt M Suryawanshi, A Surekha, R Divya, Kalaipriya Gunasekaran, Indhu Malini   +4 more
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Professional prehospital clinicians’ experiences of ethical challenges associated with the collaboration with organised voluntary first responders: a qualitative study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Volunteer First Responders are used worldwide. In the Region of Southern Denmark, two types of programs have been established. One of these programs consists of voluntary responders without any requirements of education or training who are ...
Oliver Beierholm Sørensen, Louise Milling, Eva Laerkner, Søren Mikkelsen, Henriette Bruun   +4 more
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Dissociative symptoms predict severe illness presentation in Canadian public safety personnel with presumptive post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2021
Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder affects 9% of individuals across their lifetime and increases nearly fourfold to 35% in Canadian public safety personnel (PSP). On-the-job experiences of PSP frequently meet criteria for traumatic events, making
Anna H. Park, Alina Protopopescu, Michelle E. Pogue, Jenna E. Boyd, Charlene O’Connor, Ruth A. Lanius, Margaret C. McKinnon   +6 more
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Psychologists as emergency first responders during a pandemic [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2023
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Deshpande Abhijit P., Pešić Anita, Boe Ole, Piotrowski Andrzej, Rawat Samir   +4 more
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Mental health help-seeking experiences and service use among Australian first responders

Australian Journal of Psychology, 2021
Objective: This study aimed to determine patterns of help-seeking among first responders for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychological distress.
Wavne Rikkers, David Lawrence
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