Research Article
Downtime after Critical Incidents in Emergency Medical Technicians/Paramedics
Table 1
Aspects of downtime and depressive symptoms.
| | | Depressive symptoms | SD | df | | | | Mean |
| No downtime | 51 | 8.9 | 5.1 | | | | Any downtime | 145 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 1 | 7.3 | .008 | Qualities of downtime | | | | | | | Paid | 70 | 7.0 | 4.3 | | | | Unpaid | 70 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 1 | 0.18 | .68 |
| Perceived as unhelpful | 19 | 6.7 | 4.3 | | | | Perceived as neutral | 34 | 7.3 | 4.6 | | | | Perceived as helpful | 86 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 2 | 0.4 | .66 |
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