The Space‐Control Theory of Paramedic Scene‐Management

摘要: Paramedics provide emergency service in physically hazardous and socially complex situations. These work settings present unique challenges terms of managing resources relationships a multicrisis context, order to enable the delivery patient care. Using data obtained from interviewing paramedics, this study demonstrates usefulness symbolic interaction theory for context analysis, by analyzing an important aspect paramedic practice: scene management. Through grounded methodology, also presents first interactionism-based how paramedics manage scenes. This emphasizes critical role social processes establishing control spaces.