scholarly journals Depression and Hopelessness Levels among Emergency Service Personnel Working in Shifts

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume: 3 Issue: 2 (Volume: 3 Issue: 2) ◽  
pp. 174-177
Author(s):  
- Seyda Tuba Savrun- Ismail Erkan Aydin- Omer Karaman- Ali Aygun
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Service ◽  
Service Personnel ◽  
Emergency Service Personnel

Responding to the marauding terror attack: the police perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 166 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Wheatley ◽  
A C Hollingsworth ◽  
I Greaves
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Service ◽  
Terror Attack ◽  
Police Response ◽  
Service Personnel ◽  
Emergency Service Personnel ◽  
Collaborative Working ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Terrorist Event

UKpolice forces have had to adapt their tactical approach to the emerging terror threat that now faces the UK. This has led to an evolution in the training, education and conduct of authorised firearms officers and an increased capability in the provision of immediate lifesaving care to injured casualties. This article intends to describe the police response to a marauding terror attack and describes the medical capabilities authorised firearms officers possess in order to educate other emergency service responders to such an event. The challenges of training for a major terrorist event and the benefits of collaborative working with other emergency service personnel are discussed.

Efficacy of exposure-based cognitive behaviour therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in emergency service personnel: a randomised clinical trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (09) ◽  
pp. 1565-1573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Bryant ◽  
Lucy Kenny ◽  
Natasha Rawson ◽  
Catherine Cahill ◽  
Amy Joscelyne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Service ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Imaginal Exposure ◽  
Service Personnel ◽  
Emergency Service Personnel ◽  
Cognitive Behaviour ◽  
Post Traumatic

AbstractBackgroundAlthough emergency service personnel experience markedly elevated the rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there are no rigorously conducted trials for PTSD in this population. This study assessed the efficacy of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for PTSD in emergency service personnel, and examined if brief exposure (CBT-B) to trauma memories is no less efficacious as prolonged exposure (CBT-L).MethodOne hundred emergency service personnel with PTSD were randomised to either immediate CBT-L, CBT-B or wait-list (WL). Following post-treatment assessment, WL participants were randomised to an active treatment. Participants randomised to CBT-L or CBT-B were assessed at baseline, post-treatment and at 6-month follow-up. Both CBT conditions involved 12 weekly individual sessions comprising education, CBT skills building, imaginal exposure, in vivo exposure, cognitive restructuring and relapse prevention. Imaginal exposure occurred for 40 min per session in CBT-L and for 10 min in CBT-B.ResultsAt post-treatment, participants in WL had smaller reductions in PTSD severity (Clinician Administered PTSD Scale), depression, maladaptive appraisals about oneself and the world, and smaller improvements on psychological and social quality of life than CBT-L and CBT-B. There were no differences between CBT-L and CBT-B at follow-up on primary or secondary outcome measures but both CBT-L and CBT-B had large baseline to follow-up effect sizes for reduction of PTSD symptoms.ConclusionsThis study highlights that CBT, which can include either long or brief imaginal exposure, is efficacious in reducing PTSD in emergency service personnel.

The effect of working on-call from home on salivary cortisol in fire and emergency service personnel

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 18-19
Author(s):  
Sarah J. Hall ◽  
Brad Aisbett ◽  
Sam J. Robertson ◽  
Sally A. Ferguson ◽  
Anne I. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Emergency Service ◽  
Service Personnel ◽  
Emergency Service Personnel ◽  
In Fire

Retirement Policies and Support for Emergency Service Personnel: The Transition to Retirement

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mairéad Bracken-Scally ◽  
Sinéad McGilloway ◽  
Jeffrey T. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Service ◽  
Service Personnel ◽  
Emergency Service Personnel ◽  
Transition To Retirement ◽  
Retirement Policies

RÉSUMÉL’objectif principal de cette étude a été d’examiner les politiques et les procédures pour soutenir les employés prenant leur retraite de leur travail aux services d’urgence. On a mené des entrevues avec les participants qui connaissaient bien les politiques et les procédures actuelles d’un grand ambulance (n = 8) et le service d’incendie (n = 6) en Irlande. Quatre thèmes principaux ont été révelés: (1) «Je ne pense pas que ce soit un bon travail d’etre ambulancier d’urgence quand on a 65 ans»; (2) “ils se sentent véritablement un tout petit peu isolé”; (3) l’amélioration du «choc culturel»; et (4) «Je continue a m’avancer en espérant que tout aille pour le mieux. » Les conclusions indiquent que la retraite est un changement majeur de la vie, et mettent en évidence la nécessité pour une préparation de pré-retraite plus structurée et efficace. Les éléments uniques au personnel des services d’urgence comprennent: le stress physique et émotionnel intense impliqué dans les services d’urgence; une forte identification avec ce service; et un manque de clarté sur les règles et les droits, exigeant meilleure renseignements et préparation pour prendre sa retraite.

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