Prevalence and Related Factors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Emergency Medical Technicians; a Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence and Related Factors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Emergency Medical Technicians; a Cross-Sectional Study

Introduction: Ongoing exposure to a variety of Pre-hospital Emergencies (PE) has placed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) at serious psychiatric compromise such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and associated factors of PTSD among EMTs....

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Main Authors: Afshin Khazaei, Maryam Esmaeili, Habib Masoumi, Elham Navab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2021-04-01
Series:Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Emergency medical technicians
emergency medical services
diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
stress disorders
post-traumatic
Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/1157

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