Structured evaluation of stress triggers in prehospital emergency medical care : An analysis by questionnaire regarding the professional groups.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency medical services work in the environment of high responsibility teams and have to act under unpredictable working conditions. Stress occurs and has potential of negative effects on tasks, teamwork, prioritization processes and cognitive control. Stress is not exclusively dictated by the situation-the individuals rate the situation of having the necessary skills that a particular situation demands. There are different occupational groups in the emergency medical services in Germany. Training, tasks and legal framework of these groups vary.

Objective

The aim of this study was to identify professional group-specific stressors for emergency medical services. These stress situations can be used to design skills building tools to enable individuals to cope wit

SUBMITTER: Eismann H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8986693 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature