近四分之一世纪后对俄克拉荷马城爆炸事件救援人员的救援和恢复叙述进行的纵向随访研究。
A longitudinal follow-up study of rescue and recovery narratives of Oklahoma City bombing responders nearly a quarter century later.
机构信息
The Altshuler Center for Education & Research at Metrocare Services and The Nancy and Ray L. Hunt Chair in Crisis Psychiatry, Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Division of Trauma & Disaster, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6032-5323.
The Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
出版信息
J Emerg Manag. 2024 May-Jun;22(3):261-274. doi: 10.5055/jem.0803.
BACKGROUND
Most research examining first responders of terrorist incidents has been conducted in early post-disaster periods, utilized quantitative research methods, and focused on psychopathology such as post-traumatic stress.
METHODS
Longitudinal follow-up assessments of 124 workers from 181 baseline volunteer rescue and recovery workers originally studied were completed nearly a quarter century after the terrorist bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Open-ended qualitative interviews were used in the follow-up study.
RESULTS
The rescue and recovery work, vividly described decades later, was gruesome. These workers' descriptions captured their mental toughness and their professional missions, as well as the emotional and mental health (MH) toll on their lives.
CONCLUSIONS
The extreme nature of rescue and recovery work in the aftermath of terrorism suggests potential utility for MH interventions to address the psychological toll that can be expected of human beings under the most extraordinary circumstances.
背景
大多数研究恐怖事件第一响应者的研究都是在灾难发生后的早期进行的，采用定量研究方法，并关注创伤后应激等精神病理学。
方法
对最初研究的 181 名基线志愿救援和恢复工作者中的 124 名工人进行了近四分之一个世纪的纵向随访评估，这些工人是在俄克拉荷马城穆拉联邦大楼恐怖爆炸事件发生近 25 年后进行的。在后续研究中使用了开放式定性访谈。
结果
数十年后生动描述的救援和恢复工作令人毛骨悚然。这些工人的描述体现了他们的坚韧精神和专业使命，以及对他们生活的情绪和心理健康（MH）的影响。
结论
恐怖事件发生后救援和恢复工作的极端性质表明，心理健康干预措施可能对人类在最特殊情况下所承受的心理压力具有潜在的作用。
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