The psychological impact on the emergency crews after the disaster event on February 20, 2010

• Autor(a) principal: Jardim, Helena Gonçalves
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Silva, Rita, Baptista, Márcia Silva, Gouveia, Bruna Raquel
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/4235
• topic: Natural disasters; Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; Peritraumatic experiences; Psychological impact; Emergency crews; Madeira (Portugal); .; Escola Superior de Saúde

The scope of this article is to screen thesymptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among the professionals of health and public safety security who providedhumanitarian aid for the population of Madeira after the 2010 alluvium. It involves a cross-sectional study. The list of life events (LAV) and theperi-traumaticexperiences questionnaire (PTSB)—adult versionwere used for screening symptoms.The participants included 405 professionalson the emergency crews (mean age = 34.51). Most are male (83.5%) and was in his residence (52.8%) at the time of the event.The results showed that there are significant differences between the profession and the response to the event (P < 0.001), as well as in relation to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), being most evident in the group of firemen and military (P < 0.001) of developing PTSD.Therefore, the mental health care of the professionals should suggest the vital need for specific training and the prevention of psychological disorders.