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March 18, 2026BMC Emergency MedicineOpen Access

Exploring violence towards EMS personnel: a multiprofessional qualitative study

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HRHeikki RiihimäkiLPLaura-Maria PeltonenMLMari Lahti

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Overview

Qualitative study examines factors influencing violence against EMS personnel, suggesting necessary interventions for safety.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore factors contributing to violence against EMS personnel during violent incidents.
  • Conducted two multiprofessional stakeholder workshops with 36 participants in Finland.
  • Participants included EMS professionals and patient representatives.
  • Employed thematic analysis to analyze data from workshops.
  • Identified three interrelated themes: aggressor, EMS personnel, and organizational factors.
  • Aggressor factors include substance use and psychiatric illness as risks for violence.
  • EMS personnel's fatigue and inexperience increase vulnerability to violence.

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Riihimäki et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba42fb4e9516ffd37a3ce9https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-026-01530-x
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