Open AccessSuicide among ambulance service staff: a review of coroner and employment records
Author(s) -
Becky Mars,
Kelly Hird,
Fiona Bell,
C M James,
David Gunnell
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
british paramedic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1478-4726
DOI - 10.29045/14784726.2020.12.4.4.10
Subject(s) - coroner , inquest , medicine , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , ambulance service , medical emergency , poison control , injury prevention , accidental , geography , archaeology , pathology , acoustics , physics
There is growing evidence to suggest that ambulance service staff may be at increased risk for suicide; however, few studies have explored risk factors within this occupational group.