Ambulance ramping predicts poor mental health of paramedics.

Wendy J Phillips Bernadine F CocksChristopher Manthey

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2022)

These findings suggest that policymakers should aim to reduce ambulance ramping, and that future research could fruitfully investigate the mental health benefits of training programs that include strategies to minimize paramedics' feelings of powerlessness, frustration, and self-blame, during ramping. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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