Authors
Stephen A Spencer, Jerry P Nolan, Mike Osborn, Andy Georgiou
Publication date
2019/9/1
Journal
Resuscitation
Volume
142
Pages
175-181
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Introduction
Witnessing traumatic experiences can cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The true impact on healthcare staff of attending in-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCAs) has not been studied. This cross-sectional study examined cardiac arrest debriefing practices and the burden of attending IHCAs on nursing and medical staff.
Methods
A 33-item questionnaire-survey was sent to 517 doctors (of all grades), nurses and health-care assistants (HCAs) working in the emergency department, the acute medical unit and the intensive care unit of a district general hospital between April and August 2018. There were three sections: demographics; cardiac arrest and debriefing practices; trauma-screening questionnaire (TSQ).
Results
The response rate was 414/517 (80.1%); 312/414 (75.4%) were involved with IHCAs. Out of 1463 arrests, 258 (17.6%) were debriefed. Twenty-nine of 302 (9.6%) staff screened …
Scholar articles
SA Spencer, JP Nolan, M Osborn, A Georgiou - Resuscitation, 2019