Examining the impacts of migration on the mental health of EMS clinicians in a southwestern U.S. state

Prehospital Emergency Care, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 11

Published: March 24, 2025

To examine the impact of migration across United States southern land border on mental health emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians in region. We conducted 67 in-depth interviews with fire-based EMS three communities. Interviews took place from June 23-27, 2024. thematic analysis using inductive, latent coding NVivo 14© software. Primary themes identified were that emotionally impacted by helping migrants, calls to provide care migrants often led feel overwhelmed, and have developed support systems coping mechanisms for impacts their job. Given complex environment region uniqueness migrant-related calls, need greater support.

Language: Английский

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Organizational Factors and Their Impact on Mental Health in Public Safety Organizations

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(21), P. 13993 - 13993

Published: Oct. 27, 2022

Public safety personnel (PSP), including correctional officers, firefighters, paramedics, and police have higher rates of mental health conditions than other types workers. This scoping review maps the impact organizational factors on PSP health, reviewing applicable English language primary studies from 2000-2021. JBI methodology for reviews was followed. After screening, 97 remained analysis. Police officers (n = 48) were most frequent population studied. Correctional 27) paramedics second frequently identified population, followed by career firefighters 20). Lack supervisor support cited negative factor 23), workplace culture 21), lack co-worker 14). Co-worker 10) positive factor, 8) 5). is first to map their across public organizations. The results this can inform discussions related factors, relationship operational personal assist in considering which are impactful amenable change.

Language: Английский

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Mental health of public safety personnel: Developing a model of operational, organizational, and personal factors in public safety organizations

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: March 2, 2023

The work of public safety personnel (PSP) such as police officers, firefighters, correctional and paramedics, well other PSP, makes them vulnerable to psychological injuries, which can have profound impacts on their families the communities they serve. A multitude complex operational, organizational, personal factors contribute mental health PSP; however, date approach research community has been largely explore these separately or within single PSP professions. To date, employers predominantly focused addressing aspects through resiliency stress management interventions. However, increasing number injuries among PSPs compounding stressors COVID-19 pandemic demonstrate a need for new study health. following paper discusses importance adopting broader conceptual proposes novel model that highlights consider combined TRi-Operational-Organizational-Personal Factor Model (TROOP) depicts key three large pieces larger puzzle is TROOP gives working language organizations, leaders, researchers broadly work.

Language: Английский

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Bibliometric and visual analysis of severe trauma literature in the past 20 years

MedComm – Future Medicine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(2)

Published: May 30, 2024

Abstract Severe trauma is a critical aspect of medical practice, profoundly impacting patient care and outcomes. Over the past 20 years, advancements in concepts utilization advanced technologies have led to substantial growth severe research, evidenced by notable increase research activity subsequent publications. To understand publication landscape trauma, identify prevailing trends, highlight areas requiring further development for future insights, we conducted bibliometric analysis. Our analysis indicates that there are 16,939 trauma‐related publications from with continuous volume, particularly showing rapid trend 2018 2021. The United States leads both volume citation frequency. Moreover, synthesized data on productive countries/regions institutions, showcasing extensive collaboration across diverse geographic locations institutional affiliations. Substantial progress has been achieved clinical diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, prevention, pathogenesis. However, still gap adopting cutting‐edge interdisciplinary methodologies. This study provides comprehensive overview current state suggests pathways advancement.

Language: Английский

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Relationship between occupational stress injury score and simulated patient-care scenario performance among experienced paramedics

Work, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 73(4), P. 1347 - 1358

Published: Sept. 9, 2022

It is well-known that psychosocial health status of paramedics may be altered by their job demands. However, it unknown whether can affect occupational performance.The goal this study was to explore a paramedic's symptom severity Occupational Stress Injury (OSI) related simulated patient-care performance.Nineteen with 15.0±8.7 years paramedic experience participated in study. Participants completed both an OSI questionnaires, and simulation. Vagal activity also collected during the The simulation used assess experienced realistic stressful setting. Based on provincial standard New Brunswick, instructor graded using charts, observing performance videos assessing data from manikin.The current suggests who self-reported elevated symptoms were less likely successfully complete scenario.This research presence negatively impacts paramedics' work task Therefore, help maintain optimal performance, important ensure have access appropriate resources monitor improve health.

Language: Английский

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