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Paramedics’ perceptions of job demands and resources in Finnish emergency medical services: a qualitative study [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Paramedics’ fatigue is rising. Stress factors show increased risk for burnout, fatigue, leaving the profession, decreased performance and risk for patient safety.
Christoffer Ericsson +3 more
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Factors that affect Israeli paramedics’ decision to quit the profession: a mixed methods study
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2019 Background The rate of Israeli paramedics leaving the profession has been increasing in recent years: 50% leave the profession in three years, for the most part before retirement.
Keren Dopelt +4 more
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Epidemiology of unplanned out-of-hospital births attended by paramedics
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018 Background Over the previous two decades the incidence and number of unplanned out of hospital births Victoria has increased. As the only out of hospital emergency care providers in Victoria, paramedics would provide care for women having birth ...
Gayle McLelland +3 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Objective Paramedics are at particularly high risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD). Hitherto, evidence for higher prevalence rates in paramedics compared to the general population is vague.
A. Hoell, Eirini Kourmpeli, H. Dressing
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Identity, positionality and reflexivity: relevance and application to research paramedics
British Paramedic Journal, 2022 This article introduces the reader to the concepts of identity, positionality and reflexivity and outlines their relevance to research paramedics. We outline how a researcher’s identity and positionality can influence all aspects of research, including ...
Caitlin Wilson, G. Janes, Julia Williams
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Background: Paramedics are vital to the health system response to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the pressures on this workforce have been intense and challenging. This study reports on mental health symptoms and the working environment among Australian
K. Petrie +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Background Public Safety Personnel (e.g., firefighters, paramedics, and police officers) are routinely exposed to human suffering and need to make quick, morally challenging decisions.
L. Lentz +4 more
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Prehospital Emergency Care, 2022 Background Prehospital initiation of buprenorphine treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) by paramedics is an emerging potential intervention to reach patients at greatest risk for opioid-related death.
H. Hern +7 more
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Role Identity, Dissonance, and Distress among Paramedics
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Role identity theory describes the purpose and meaning in life that comes, in part, from occupying social roles. While robustly linked to health and wellbeing, this may become unideal when an individual is unable to fulfill the perceived requirements of ...
Justin Mausz +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Paramedics working on a rotating shift are at an increased risk of developing chronic health issues due to continuous circadian rhythm disruption. The acute effects of shift rotation and objectively measured sleep have rarely been reported in paramedics.
W. Khan +3 more
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