PTSD and Partial PTSD among First Responders One and Five Years after the Paris Terror Attacks in November 2015

Prioux, Clémentine; Marillier, Mathieu; Vuillermoz, Cécile; Vandentorren, Stéphanie; Rabet, Gabrielle; Petitclerc, M.; Baubet, Thierry; Stene, Lise Eilin; Pirard, Philippe; Motreff, Yvon

doi:10.3390/ijerph20054160

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“…Stigma related to getting help can be combated by educating EMS workers on mental health impacts. For example, Prioux et al (2023) found that first responders over 45 years of age who did not know about the psychological effects of traumatic experiences were at a higher risk for developing partial PTSD across 5 years. Education, multicenter screening, early support management, access to institutional support, and psychological and counseling assistance are essential to preventing PTSD (Rybojad et al, 2016).…”

Section: Implications For Practicementioning

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PTSD, Relationship Satisfaction, and Social Support for EMS Workers and Their Romantic Partners

Henry,

Burks,

Zoernig

2023

The Family Journal

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Emergency medical service (EMS) personnel are subjected to intense and traumatic workplace scenarios, which place workers at risk for developing trauma reactions that lead to mental health conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety. However, little research has explored the impact of EMS workers’ work-related stress on their romantic partners despite evidence supporting the impacts of secondary traumatic stress (STS). This study explored the relationship between EMS workers’ self-reported PTSD symptomology and EMS workers’ romantic partners’ self-reported PTSD symptomology, relationship satisfaction, and social support. The sample consisted of 30 couples, 13 married and 17 unmarried. Findings confirmed that EMS workers with more severe PTSD symptomology were in relationships with partners who also reported higher symptomology. Additionally, increased PTSD severity among EMS workers was associated with partners’ decreased satisfaction with the quality of social support. This study confirms the effect of STS among EMS workers and their partners and highlights practical applications for improving the mental health of EMS workers and their partners. Implications for these findings include assessing partners for dysphoric arousal, psychoeducation, counseling assistance to EMS personnel, and focusing on opportunities for vicarious posttraumatic growth among couples are discussed.

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PTSD, Relationship Satisfaction, and Social Support for EMS Workers and Their Romantic Partners

Henry,

Burks,

Zoernig

2023

The Family Journal

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“…People typically view first responders as dedicated professionals, essential to maintaining order and providing crucial assistance in emergency situations. Often, their work is so stressful that in some cases they end up suffering with PTSD years after their efforts [1][2][3][4][5][6].…”

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Attacks on ‘First Responders’ in the United States: Can AI Using Mind Genomics ‘Thinking’ Identify Mindsets and Provide Actionable Insight?

2024

J Clin Res Med

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Using generative AI, the paper investigates the nature of individuals who are likely to attack first responders (e.g., police, fire fighter, medical professionals). AI suggested five different mind-sets, and a variety of factors about these mind-sets, including what they may be thinking, and how they can be recognized. The approach of synthesizing mind-sets provides society with a way to understand negative behaviors, and to protect against them.

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AOA Critical Issues Symposium: Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis

Miller,

Strelzow,

Sakran

et al. 2024

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Gun violence is an epidemic throughout the United States and is increasing around the world—it is a public health crisis. The impact of gun violence is not limited to the victims (our patients); it also extends to the physicians and caregivers who are taking care of these patients every day. Even more broadly, gun violence affects those living and going to work in potentially dangerous environments. The “vicarious trauma” that is experienced in these situations can have long-term effects on physicians, nurses, and communities. Importantly, socioeconomic disparities and community deprivation strongly correlate with gun violence. Systemic factors that are deeply ingrained in our society can increase concerns for these underrepresented patient populations and cause increased stressors with substantial health consequences, including delayed fracture-healing and poorer overall health outcomes. It is incumbent on us as physicians to take an active role in speaking up for our patients. The importance of advocacy efforts to change policy (not politics) and continue to push for improvement in the increasingly challenging environments in which patients and physicians find themselves cannot be overstated. Multiple national organizations, including many orthopaedic and general surgery associations, have made statements advocating for change. The American College of Surgeons, in collaboration with many other medical organizations, has supported background checks, registration, licensure, firearm education and training, safe storage practices, red flag laws, addressing mental health issues, and more research to better inform an approach going forward and to address the root causes of violence. We encourage the orthopaedic surgery community to stand together to protect each other and our patients, both physically and mentally, with agreement on these principles.

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PTSD and Partial PTSD among First Responders One and Five Years after the Paris Terror Attacks in November 2015

Cited by 4 publications

References 41 publications

PTSD, Relationship Satisfaction, and Social Support for EMS Workers and Their Romantic Partners

PTSD, Relationship Satisfaction, and Social Support for EMS Workers and Their Romantic Partners

Attacks on ‘First Responders’ in the United States: Can AI Using Mind Genomics ‘Thinking’ Identify Mindsets and Provide Actionable Insight?

AOA Critical Issues Symposium: Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis

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