Coping

An introduction to black humour as a coping mechanism for student paramedics

Before going any further it is necessary to define the term ‘gallows humour’. Gallows humour is a type of humour that arises from stressful, traumatic or life-threatening situations (Moran and Massam,...

Occupational stress, paramedic informal coping strategies: a review of the literature

The present study is a review of the published research exploring the informal (personal) coping strategies employed by frontline ambulance workers in relation to perceived stressful experiences. The...

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