The impact of providing help: Emergency workers and cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts

摘要: Although anecdotes suggest that emergency medical technicians often themselves have to cope with severe trauma as a result of their work, almost all empirical work has been concerned the aftermath disaster. Fourteen volunteer ambulance attendants were asked about resuscitation attempts in which they had involved. It was found many these evidenced persistent psychological aftermath. Some individuals experienced vivid, involuntary, and uncontrollable thoughts, feelings, and/or mental images concerning attempt. Perceived control coping responses examined, be related impact attempt upon personnel. Data from this preliminary investigation indicate need for further area, populations, such nonprofessionals who cardiopulmonary resuscitation.