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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Greg Scott, MBA, EMD-QI

Feb 13, 2024|AEDR 2024 Vol. 12 Issue 1|Editor's Message

Years ago, when I worked in a 911 center, I don’t ever remember hearing the terms “vicarious trauma,” or “compassion fatigue.” Occasionally “burnout” was mentioned to describe how we felt after long stretches of intense work; although it mostly expressed years of exhaustion and time spent in the emergency dispatch center. Not much attention was given to the day-to-day stress and mental trauma that was happening along the way.

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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Greg Scott, MBA, EMD-QI

Jul 14, 2023|AEDR 2023 Vol. 11 Issue 1|Editor's Message

Occupational Identity is a term used to describe how a person sees themself as a worker. Researchers have studied how one’s identity at work affects not only one’s occupational success, but their attitudes, experiences, and emotions both inside and outside of the workplace. Our featured research article in this issue, written by Violet (Lisa) Rymshaw, PsyD, provides valuable insights on occupational identity among emergency dispatchers—a profession that is sometimes given short shrift within the realm of emergency services occupations.

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Should We Ask Callers "Is Anyone Pinned (Trapped)?" During Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVAs)?

AEDR Editorial Team

Sep 26, 2020|Research Briefs

SHOULD WE ASK CALLERS "IS ANYONE PINNED (TRAPPED)?" DURING MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS (MVAs)? We should! The question directs callers to pay attention to what matters most. For a traffic collision, the higher the speed of the vehicle, the higher the chances an occupant suffers severe injuries. After a serious crash, the absorbed kinetic energy can cause the vehicle to deform significantly, displacing parts of the vehicle into the interior. This displacement frequently limits an occupant's ability to move or be removed. When there is need for extrication, deformity and damage hinder an occupant's...

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PSAP Leadership Perceptions of Quality: A Six-Dimensional Model

Steven C. Sharpe, EdD

Apr 09, 2019|AEDR 2019 Vol. 7 Issue 1|Original Research

Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) quality can have life-or-death implications. The quality of service provided by PSAPs is inconsistent due to the lack of mandatory standards of care at the national, state, and local levels. Public demands and duties placed on PSAPs have grown due to technological changes, civil cases alleging negligence, and the emergence of national recommended standards of care, yet governments at all levels have been slow to create governance structures to reinforce adherence to standards...

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The "Four-Second Rule" for Identifying the Active Silent 911 Caller

Heidi Kevoe-Feldman, PhD, C. Blair Sutherland

Apr 03, 2018|AEDR 2018 Vol. 6 Issue 1|Original Research

With advances in wireless technology, the volume of unintentional calls, or misdials, to 911 call centers has steadily increased over the past 10 years. While call centers have been working to manage call volume, there is very little systematic research on how to develop policy for handling Active Silent calls where callers may be unable to verbally communicate. The primary objective in this study was to first establish how dispatchers manage nuisance calls, and then provide a systematic way of determining how dispatchers can maximize their opportunities...

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