Citation

Prati G, Pietrantoni L. G. Ital. Med. Lav. Ergon. 2009; 31(3 Suppl B): B5-11.

Vernacular Title

Eventi critici di servizio e qualita della vita nel lavoro di soccorso.

Affiliation

Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Educazione, Universita di Bologna. gabriele.prati@unibo.it

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, PI-ME Editrice)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20518221

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Fire-fighters, paramedics and civil protection volunteers routinely confront potentially traumatic events in the course of their jobs. The frequency of exposure to critical incidents and the relationship between critical incident exposure and quality of life (Professional Quality of Life Scale, PROQOL, Stamm, 2005) SUBJECTS: A sample of 586 Italian emergency workers. RESULTS: The data indicated that the most frequent critical incidents were incidents involving multiple casualties (65% three or more times), prolonged extrication of trapped victim with life-threatening injuries (64% three or more times), verbal or physical threat by public while on duty (41% three or more times), and victims known to fire-emergency worker (40% three or more times). Infrequent events included serious line of duty injury to self (76% never) and colleagues and line of duty risk of injury or death to self (53% never) and colleagues (47% never). Emergency health workers were more exposed to critical incidents in comparison to fire-fighters. Result from non-parametric correlation analyses indicated that the more infrequent events showed the strong association with compassion fatigue and burnout while failed mission after extensive effort was the event most strongly associated with most associated with compassion satisfaction.

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