Bibliographic citations
Huallpa, C., Suárez, E., Veliz, C. (2021). Prevalencia de estrés traumático secundario en bomberos voluntarios de la XXV Comandancia Departamental Lima Norte [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9731
Huallpa, C., Suárez, E., Veliz, C. Prevalencia de estrés traumático secundario en bomberos voluntarios de la XXV Comandancia Departamental Lima Norte []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9731
@misc{renati/910039,
title = "Prevalencia de estrés traumático secundario en bomberos voluntarios de la XXV Comandancia Departamental Lima Norte",
author = "Veliz Ortega, Catherine Ingrid",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2021"
}
Background: Peru is a vulnerable country to different natural phenomena, as well as man-made events which cause huge physical and psychological impact to victims and emergency workers. In 1999, Figley and Stamm showed that pre-hospital services are under stress, due to the decision-making that they have to take on together with a high demand for physical and emotional activity. All these situations can produce alterations to these professionals in different areas. Objective: To determinate the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress in volunteer firefighters of the XXV Departmental Command Lima North. Material and methods: Transversal descriptive. The population was made up of 135 volunteer firefighters of the XXV Departmental Command Lima North. The test Professional Quality Life Scale, Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Subscales IV (Pro QOL-CSF-IV), informed consent and sociodemographic data sheet were used. Results: The prevalence of secondary traumatic stress was 97% of low level and 3% of average level. Conclusions: It is concluded that the most of volunteer firefighters of the XXV DCLN are in the low level of secondary traumatic stress and they have a high satisfaction for their work. Follow-up by the Psychology Department is recommended for cases identified with an average level of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout.
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