Table 2 Perceived occupational stressors among EMS providers
From: Perceived occupational stressors among emergency medical service providers: a qualitative study
Themes | Categories | Subcategories |
|---|---|---|
The critical conditions of EMS provision | Complexity of patients’ clinical conditions | - Encountering patients with emergency medical conditions |
- Limited professional knowledge and skills | ||
Interruption of EMS provision | - Unreasonable expectations of EMS providers | |
- Troubles in EMS missions caused by lay people | ||
health hazards | - Threats at the emergency scene | |
- Injuries related to violence | ||
- Ambulance crashes | ||
Personal and professional conflicts | Interpersonal problems | - Incompatibility with colleagues |
- Ineffective familial role performance | ||
Interprofessional interactions | - Patient hospital admission | |
- Interdisciplinary collaboration | ||
Legal conflicts | - Video recording of EMS activity | |
- Legal prosecution against EMS providers |