Emergency department (ED) screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) faces logistic difficulties and has uncertain efficacy. We surveyed 146 ED visitors and 108 ED care providers to compare their support for ED IPV screening in three hypothetical scenarios of varying IPV risk. Visitor support for screening was 5 times higher for the high-risk…

Provides occupational information about fire and rescue operations personnel, such as fire science, fire protection engineering, emergency medical technicians, and firefighters. Provides information about organizations in these fields. (JOW)

Numerous studies have indicated a high work-stress burnout rate of emergency medical technicians, although none have used techniques predicting work-stress burnout. Discusses early memories that are representative of emergency medical technicians who may be susceptible to burnout, and memories that may indicate an individual's resistance to…

The shadow of the Twin Towers will never again stretch across the streets of lower Manhattan, but the shadow of September 11 continues to loom large both in New York and around the globe. In many ways, the events of that day are directly responsible for the latest technical program offering at two high schools in Missouri's St. Louis County. In…

This pamphlet discusses approaches that have been found helpful to workers in dealing with disaster-related stress. It suggests interventions that may be helpful before, during, and after a disaster. Predisaster interventions are discussed. These include collaborative relationship between emergency and mental health services, orientation and…

Contributes to scholarship on the relationship between workplace documents and workplace practices by examining the history and practice associated with one volunteer ambulance squad's preprinted report forms. Argues that preprinted forms that enable workers to reflect on their actions play a crucial role in their development as professionals and…

The Longitudinal Emergency Medical Technician Attributes and Demographics Study (LEADS) provides a representative sampling of EMTs throughout the United States. This study examines the relationship between instructor quality and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians certification examination outcomes. Results show significant…

This article describes a program at Great Plains Technology Center that is not only serving its community's needs but it is also serving as a national pilot site. When Oklahoma's Great Plains Technology Center began developing its Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Cluster in 2003, the National Partnership for Careers in Law, Public…

Describes how Triton Coliege (Illinois) has been using its Instructional Television Fixed Service microwave to provide emergency medical technician refresher training to local fire companies. Discusses student needs, firefighters' work schedules, the use of videocassette recorders, credentialing, program content, and interactive telephone…

Survey responses from 46 of 57 emergency medical technicians were used to classify 21 of them with high organization-based self-esteem (OBSE)--employees' assessment of self-worth in the organizational setting. Those with high OBSE had stronger career commitment and less intention to quit. No significant differences in career satisfaction and…

This paper presents the results of a descriptive longitudinal study which aimed to identify student paramedic perceptions of case based learning used in the clinical curriculum of the Bachelor of Emergency Health (BEH) degree at Monash University, Victoria, Australia. Case based learning and its integration within clinical curriculum is an…

Since written reports are completed on most calls to which emergency medical technicians (EMTs) respond, report writing is an important part of their professional lives. Discourse analysis focused on how EMTs establish professional authority using specific rhetorical strategies when completing "run reports." One way of understanding the…

Examined whether instructional unit on death and dying during emergency medical technician course reduced death anxiety in trainees. Found no significant differences between treatment group (n=28) that received unit and control group (n=25) that did not on pre-, post-, or delayed-tests. Death education apparently had no more influence on death…

Students in paramedic education used a model combining computer-assisted instruction (CAI), reflective practice, and learning styles. Although reflective practice normally requires teacher-student interaction, CAI with reflective practice embedded enabled students to develop learning style competencies and achieve curricular outcomes. (SK)

This training manual on emotional responses to disaster is designed for use by mental health professionals in the training of emergency medical teams whose job is to immediately respond to both large- and small-scale disasters. It is noted that members of these teams are usually not mental health professionals, but they must deal with a range of…