In the Line of Duty: A Study of Ambulance Drivers During the 2010 Conflict in Kashmir

Abstract

The atmosphere of conflict on the streets of Kashmir impacted the ambulance drivers adversely, both physically as well as mentally. The stress faced by these professionals in conflict zones during their duty hours should be recognized, and corrective measures must be put in place.

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Iranian pre‐hospital emergency care nurses' strategies to manage workplace violence: A descriptive qualitative study

“…The main reasons for the high prevalence of workplace violence in the pre‐hospital setting include critical workplace conditions, working in unpredictable environments (Bigham et al, ; Gormley et al, ), unexpected deaths, driving accidents and severe injuries (King, ; Lindström, Bohm, & Kurland, ). In this regard, studies have reported the annual rate of all types of workplace violence experienced by EMTs as follows: 65% in Saudi Arabia (Alharthy et al, ); 75% in Iran (Rahmani et al, ); 67% in Turkey (Deniz, Saygun, Eroğlu, Ülger, & Azapoğlu, ); 66% in Sweden (Petzäll et al, ); 83% in India (Dhar et al, ); 88% in Australia (Boyle, Koritsas, Coles, & Stanley, ); and 75% in Canada (Bigham et al, ).…”

Palestinian nurses' lived experiences working in the occupied West Bank

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