Table 3.

Coping Strategies Used by Emergency Medical Services Professionals (2019)

	n	%
CMC1: Black humor	114	42.2
CMC2: Talking with colleagues (other volunteers)	236	87.4
CMC3: Looking forward to being off duty	223	82.6
CMC4: Keeping thoughts/feelings to oneself	166	61.5
CMC5: Thinking about own family	208	77.0
CMC6: Thinking about outside interests	167	61.85
CMC7: Thinking about positive benefits of work	219	81.1
CMC8: Avoiding thinking about what you are doing	99	36.67

Abbreviation: CMC, Coping Methods Checklist.