Fear, familiarity, and the perception of risk: A quantitative analysis of disaster-specific concerns of paramedics

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-53

  Smith, Erin C ^a   Burkle Jr , Frederick M ^a   Archer, Frank L ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster preparedness; Disaster response; Paramedic; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIEF WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TERRORISM;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; RELIEF WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960878658     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 1938744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/dmp.10-v4n2-hre10008     Document Type: Article

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