A Study of the Mental Health of Pre-Hospital First Responders and Its Associated Factors

Abstract

Pre-hospital first aid is the medical treatment of patients with sudden and threatening emergencies, trauma, poisoning and disaster accidents, which is mainly divided into on-site treatment and nursing in the transfer process. It is of great significance for hospitals to carry out rapid and efficient rescue in the early stage to save patients’ lives and reduce the mortality rate. Doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers, and stretcher bearers engaged in pre-hospital first aid work are collectively referred to as pre-hospital first responders. Because they are a special professional group, they work on the front line of rescuing sudden patients, critically ill patients and various trauma patients, which is difficult, complex and dangerous, and easy to cause serious mental health problems. Pre-hospital emergency is the first important part of the hospital emergency system, and the mental state of the first responders will directly affect the medical service level of emergency rescue, thus playing an important role in the follow-up treatment and psychological recovery of patients. However, the mental health work of first aid personnel has not received sufficient attention, and this paper reviews relevant literature at home and abroad, hoping to effectively protect and improve the mental health of first aid personnel in pre-hospital emergency work, and provide useful reference for further related work.