Table 2 Presentation of post‐traumatic stress disorder symptoms of all emergency department and psychiatric ward staff.
| Chinese version DTS symptoms | Severity | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Intensive intrusive imagery | 68 (76.4) | 70 (82.4) |
| Recurrent distressing dreams | 34 (38.2) | 44 (51.2) |
| Acting and feeling as though the trauma were recurring | 47 (52.8) | 50 (57.5) |
| Distressing recollections or dreams and psychological stress | 50 (65.2) | 59 (67.8) |
| Reactions on exposure to stimuli linked to the trauma | ||
| Distressing recollections or dreams and physiological stress | 27 (30.3) | 35 (40.2) |
| Reactions on exposure to stimuli linked to the trauma | ||
| Efforts to avoid thoughts related to the trauma | 26 (29.5) | 32 (36.8) |
| Efforts to avoid activities related to the trauma | 24 (27.6) | 30 (33.7) |
| Reduced capacity to remember events related to the trauma | 20 (22.5) | 27 (31) |
| Anhedonia | 22 (24.7) | 27 (31) |
| Feelings of detachment or derealisation | 48 (53.9) | 47 (54) |
| Blunted affect | 29 (32.6) | 28 (32.2) |
| A sense of a foreshortened future | 33 (37.1) | 32 (36.8) |
| Insomnia | 40 (44.9) | 43 (49.4) |
| Irritability | 49 (43.8) | 41 (47.1) |
| Poor concentration | 37 (41.6) | 36 (41.4) |
| Hypervigilance | 44 (49.4) | 48 (55.2) |
| Exaggerated startle | 33 (37.1) | 35 (40.2) |
DTS, Davidson Trauma Scale.
Staff who rated “0” were negative for the symptom.