‘We’re the First Port of Call’ – Perspectives of Ambulance Staff on Responding to Deaths by Suicide: A Qualitative Study

IntroductionExposure to suicide is a known risk factor for suicide. Ambulance staff are exposed to work-related stressors including attending suicides, which may elevate their risk for mental health problems/suicide. Little is known about ambulance staff’s perspectives on how they experience these e...

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Main Authors: Pauline A. Nelson, Lis Cordingley, Navneet Kapur, Carolyn A. Chew-Graham, Jenny Shaw, Shirley Smith, Barry McGale, Sharon McDonnell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00722/full