Well-being and PTSD in German emergency medical services - A nationwide cross-sectional survey.

Well-being and PTSD in German emergency medical services - A nationwide cross-sectional survey.

<h4>Background</h4>Emergency medical service (EMS) can be a burdensome occupational field, and employees can be confronted with traumatizing events. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression rates among paramedics are considered higher than those in the general population. In t...

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Main Authors: Christian Eiche, Torsten Birkholz, Eva Jobst, Christine Gall, Johannes Prottengeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220154

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