Table 3.

Traumatic experiences among emergency and non-emergency services personnel.

	Emergency services personnel n = 842 n (%)	Non-emergency services personnel n = 4210 n (%)	p-value
Childhood adverse events			0.026
No	410 (49.0)	2226 (53.3)
Yes	426 (51.0)	1954 (46.8)
Adult adverse events			0.167
No	393 (47.4)	2066 (50.0)
Yes	436 (52.6)	2063 (50.0)
Traumatic events			< 0.001
No	110 (13.1)	1918 (45.9)
Yes	727 (86.9)	2257 (54.1)

Numbers may not add up due to missing data. P-values derived using Pearson’s Chi-Squared Test. Childhood adverse events included felt unloved as a child, physically abused by family as a child, felt hated by family members as a child, sexually molested as a child or nobody around to take to a doctor when needed as a child. Adulthood adverse events included not been in a confiding relationship as an adult, physical violence by partner or ex-partner as an adult, sexual interference by partner or ex-partner without consent as an adult and not been able to pay rent/mortgage. Traumatic events include victim of sexual assault, victim of physically violent crime, been in serious accident believed to be life-threatening, witnessed sudden violent death, diagnosed with life-threatening illness and been involved in combat or exposed to warzone.