Clinician Wellness and Safety Flashcards
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A community paramedic begins experiencing intrusive thoughts about a patient who died despite resuscitation efforts. This symptom is MOST consistent with which condition?
Answer: Post-traumatic stress disorder
Intrusive, unwanted thoughts or flashbacks following a traumatic event are hallmark symptoms of PTSD.
Which of the following best describes 'moral injury' in the context of EMS providers?
Answer: Emotional distress from acting against one's moral beliefs or witnessing moral transgressions
Moral injury results from perpetrating, witnessing, or failing to prevent acts that violate deeply held moral beliefs.
A community paramedic program implements mandatory peer support check-ins after mass casualty events. This is BEST classified as which type of intervention?
Answer: Secondary prevention
Peer support after a critical incident is secondary prevention, targeting those already exposed to reduce long-term harm.
When lifting a patient using proper body mechanics, the community paramedic should keep the load closest to which body part?
Answer: Center of gravity/core
Keeping the load close to the body's center of gravity minimizes leverage forces and reduces lumbar spine stress.
A CP notices a colleague who has become increasingly cynical, calls patients 'frequent flyers' derogatorily, and arrives late to shifts. These behaviors MOST suggest which condition?
Answer: Burnout
Depersonalization, reduced sense of accomplishment, and emotional exhaustion are the three core dimensions of burnout.
Which of the following is a recognized protective factor against EMS-related occupational stress?
Answer: Strong social support networks inside and outside of work
Robust social support is consistently identified in research as a major buffer against occupational stress and PTSD in first responders.
A community paramedic is exposed to a patient with suspected active tuberculosis without using appropriate respiratory precautions. The FIRST action should be to:
Answer: Report the exposure to the supervisor and occupational health immediately
Occupational exposures must be reported immediately so that post-exposure protocols, testing, and prophylaxis can be initiated appropriately.