Psychological distress and line-of-duty head injuries in firefighters - Strack JE, Torres VA, Pennington ML, Cardenas MN, Dupree J, Meyer EC, Dolan S, Kruse MI, Synett SJ, Kimbrel NA, Gulliver SB.

BACKGROUND: Head injuries are common injury in the fire service; however, very little data exist on the risks this may pose to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in this high-risk population. AIMS: Our study aimed to co...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news