APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Potentially Traumatic Event Exposure in Fire Service

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Suzy Gulliver
    Texas A&M University Health Science Center
  • Suzy Gulliver
    Warriors Research Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health
  • Fatima Dobani
    Baylor Scott and White Healthcare
  • Elizabeth Coe
    Warriors Research Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health
  • Jessica Rostockyj
    Baylor Scott and White Healthcare
  • Michelle Pennington
    Warriors Research Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health
  • Jessica Dupree
    Butler University
  • Jordan Strack
    Baylor Scott and White Healthcare
  • Eric Meyer
    Baylor Scott and White Healthcare

Abstract

In a sample of 322 probationary firefighters, we found firefighters report an average of two PTE’s occurring at work per year, for three years. However, a validity check suggests that firefighters may be underreporting traumatic event exposure both in and out of fire service, and further research is warranted.

Risk Factors

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