Post-traumatic stress disorder among paramedic and hospital emergency personnel in south-east Iran

doi:10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.01.005

. 2013;4(1):26-31.

doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.01.005.

Post-traumatic stress disorder among paramedic and hospital emergency personnel in south-east Iran

Sedigheh Iranmanesh¹, Batool Tirgari¹, Hojat Sheikh Bardsiri¹

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PMID: 25215089
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DOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.01.005

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Post-traumatic stress disorder among paramedic and hospital emergency personnel in south-east Iran

Sedigheh Iranmanesh et al. World J Emerg Med. 2013.

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. 2013;4(1):26-31.

doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.01.005.

Authors

Sedigheh Iranmanesh¹, Batool Tirgari¹, Hojat Sheikh Bardsiri¹

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¹ School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

PMID: 25215089
PMCID: PMC4129899
DOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.01.005

Abstract

Background: Paramedic and emergency personnel may encounter directly many events that threat their own wellbeing during their daily work. This study was conducted to examine the prevalence rate of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among two groups of paramedic and emergency personnel in south-east Iran.

Methods: The study employed a descriptive design and was conducted in four hospital emergency wards and a pre-hospital emergency base supervised by Kerman Medical University. Using Mississippi PTSD, we assessed the prevalence rate in paramedics (n=150) and emergency personnel (n=250).

Results: The two groups had different levels of education, marital status, experience of traumatic events, work hours per month, and gender. Most (94%) of paramedic and hospital emergency personnel reported moderate PTSD. The two groups had significant different levels of PTSD in all subscale.

Conclusion: The study suggests that health care managers should organize systematic and dynamic policies and procedures in dealing with PTSD to assist both groups of personnel.

Keywords: Emergency personnel; Paramedic personnel; Post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Competing interest: The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.

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