Open AccessStimulant use among prehospital emergency care personnel in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Author(s) -
L-R Van Rooyen,
R Gihwala,
Abdullah E. Laher
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
south african medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2021.v111i6.15465
Subject(s) - medicine , stimulant , medical prescription , environmental health , cross sectional study , family medicine , psychiatry , nursing , pathology
Emergency medical service (EMS) personnel are exposed to high levels of psychological, physical and emotional stressors. There has been an increase in stimulant use among healthcare professionals worldwide. There is a paucity of data pertaining to the use of stimulant products among EMS personnel in South Africa (SA).
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