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Emergency Medical Services Responders’ Perceptions Of The Effect Of Stress And Anxiety On Patient Safety In The Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care Of Children: A Qualitative Study, Jeanne-Marie Guise, Matthew Hansen, Kerth O'Brien, Caitlin Dickinson, Garth Meckler, Phillip Engle, William E. Lambert, Jonathan Jui Jan 2017

Emergency Medical Services Responders’ Perceptions Of The Effect Of Stress And Anxiety On Patient Safety In The Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care Of Children: A Qualitative Study, Jeanne-Marie Guise, Matthew Hansen, Kerth O'Brien, Caitlin Dickinson, Garth Meckler, Phillip Engle, William E. Lambert, Jonathan Jui

Psychology Faculty Publications and Presentations

OBJECTIVE:

Prehospital emergency medical services (EMS) providers report anxiety as the second most common contributor to paediatric patient safety events. The objective of this study was to understand how EMS providers perceive the effect of stress and anxiety on paediatric out-of-hospital patient safety.

SETTING:

This was a nationwide study of EMS providers from 44 of 50 (88%) US states.

PARTICIPANTS:

A total of 753 eligible EMS professionals, including emergency medical technicians, emergency department physicians and nurses (general and paediatric), and respiratory therapists who participate in out-of-hospital transports.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES:

Outcomes included responses to: (1) clinical situations where …