Dr. Holland recently published his coping methods study with the Durham
City/County Fire/EMS system. Firefighters
and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals must cope with a
variety of job-related stressors. One significant stressor for fire/EMS
providers involves exposure to personally disturbing incidents (PDIs).
To manage the untoward effects of exposure to PDIs, fire/EMS
professionals use a variety of coping methods. In this study, the
effectiveness of various coping methods utilized by fire/EMS
professionals for mitigating the negative effects of exposure to PDIs
was examined. This study provides some clarity by identifying the
subjective distress associated with certain PDIs and pinpointing
detrimental coping methods of fire/EMS personnel through scores on the
28-item General Health Questionnaire and Ways of Coping Questionnaire.
This study revealed five coping methods that were predictors for
increasing traumatic stress symptomatology.
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g incidents (PDIs).
To manage the untoward effects of exposure to PDIs, fire/EMS
professionals use a variety of coping methods. In this study, the
effectiveness of various coping methods utilized by fire/EMS
professionals for mitigating the negative effects of exposure to PDIs
was examined. This study provides some clarity by identifying the
subjective distress associated with certain PDIs and pinpointing
detrimental coping methods of fire/EMS personnel through scores on the
28-item General Health Questionnaire and Ways of Coping Questionnaire.
This study revealed five coping methods that were predictors for
increasing traumatic stress symptomatology.