Table 2.
Exposure to potentially emotionally traumatic events in working environment last 12 months and corresponding Posttraumatic symptom scale score ≥ 35
| Exposure group (Traumatic events exposure index) | Total n |
PTSS ≥ 35 n (% of total) |
Significance | Subjectively traumatic experience n |
PTSS ≥ 35 n (% of traumatic experience) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total study population | 479 | 24 (5) | – | – | – |
| Death of young patient < 30 years | 124 | 5 (4) | No | 32 | 2 (6.3) |
| Serious illness/injury in young patient < 30 | 275 | 16 (5.8) | No | 27 | 3 (11.1) |
| Patient with serious injuries | 355 | 18 (5.1) | No | 20 | 3 (15) |
| Suicide (including attempt) | 242 | 12 (5) | No | 32 | 4 (12.5) |
| Death generally | 416 | 23 (5.5) | No | 34 | 3 (8.8) |
| Inability to help critically ill/injured patient | 96 | 9 (9.4) | No | 26 | 7 (26.9) |
| Threats, violence or aggression towards you or colleague | 267 | 17 (6.4) | No | 53 | 7 (13.2) |
| Threats, violence or aggression towards patients | 224 | 10 (4.5) | No | 15 | 4 (26.7) |
| Accident in ambulance | 45 | 6 (13.3) | Yes* | 8 | 1 (12.5) |
| Diagnostic-/treatmentdeviation causing patient injury/-deterioration | 36 | 6 (16.7) | Yes* | 9 | 1 (11.1) |
An accident is defined as an unplanned event that has caused equipment damage or human injury requiring medical attention (This does not relate to patient treatment)
PTSS posttraumatic symptom scale, Sig significance
*Fisher Exact Test p < 0.05