Professional paper

Importance of psychological aid in firefighting

Zoran Šimić orcid.org/0000-0002-6730-2519 ; Ministarstvo pravosuđa, Zagreb

Abstract

The job of firefighters belongs to the most stressful occupations. Studies prove that stress has a negative impact on the physical and mental health of firefighters. Exposure to intense stress over a longer period of time may result in various psychological difficulties and develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In order to mitigate the consequences of stress exposure after high-risk and potentially traumatic events during fire-fighting interventions, there is a need to provide adequate psychological assistance to firefighters. There is a need to develop a system of psychological assistance that will be available to all firefighters in a simple and fast way. The most important benefit of providing psychological aids is reflected in the prevention of the occurrence of PTSD and suicide in a firefighter population.

Keywords

firefighters; psychological stress; psychological aid; PTSD

Hrčak ID:

216958

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/216958

Publication date:

28.12.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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