Journal article
Trauma-informed care for children in the ambulance: international survey among pre-hospital providers
E Alisic, MP Tyler, MJ Giummarra, R Kassam-Adams, J Gouweloos, MA Landolt, N Kassam-Adams
European Journal of Psychotraumatology | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background: Pre-hospital providers, such as paramedics and emergency medical technicians, are in a position to provide key emotional support to injured children and their families. Objective: Our goal was to examine (a) pre-hospital providers’ knowledge of traumatic stress in children, attitudes towards psychosocial aspects of care, and confidence in providing psychosocial care, (b) variations in knowledge, attitudes, and confidence according to demographic and professional characteristics, and (c) training preferences of pre-hospital providers regarding psychosocial care to support paediatric patients and their families. Method: We conducted a cross-sectional, online survey among an interna..
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Awarded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Funding Acknowledgements
[ "EA: Early Career Fellowship [#1090229] from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/.", "MJG: Early Career Fellowship [#1036124] from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/.", "NKA: Grant [U79SSM061255] from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: http://www.samhsa.gov/." ]