ReviewAustralasian emergency care2023
Barriers to, and enablers of, paramedics responding to suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases: An integrative review.
Review in Australasian emergency care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Evaluation of the protective efficacy of a user seal check for N95 respirators through quantitative fit testing in an ambulance crew.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Emergency Services During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Gender Comparison of Burnout Risk and Personality Traits in the Kharkiv City Sample.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Paramedics' experiences of barriers to, and enablers of, responding to suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Exploring coping strategies of emergency medical technicians against COVID-19 stress: a qualitative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has focused attention on healthcare workers' concerns about working during a pandemic, yet research on the effect of the pandemic specifically on paramedics is lacking. This literature review aims to critically examine the current knowledge of paramedics' experience of barriers to, and enablers of, responding to suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases.
methodsAn integrative review was undertaken using articles found by a systematic search of four research databases. Inclusion criteria included paramedics or emergency medical technicians who had experience of barriers or enablers responding to patients during the coronavirus pandemic.
resultsNine articles met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Barriers included communication and poor leadership, fear of infection to self and family, frequent changes in guidelines and inconsistencies across agencies, stress/burnout, and concerns with personal protective equipment. Enablers included job security, perceived social support, solidarity with other paramedics, and use of modern technologies for communication.
conclusionsThere are unique experiences of working during the COVID-19 pandemic in the prehospital environment. Particular challenges occurred with leadership, communication within the organisation and between agencies, and working in an unpredictable environment.
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