Burnout syndrom from the point of view of a paramedic

The goal of this bachelor thesis is to describe how well are the medial rescue workers aware about the occupational burnout syndrome and the description of means how to prevent or manage such syndrome among this group. In the first part basic terms in regards to the burnout syndrome are defined, its symptoms, causes, its progression and phases and also preventive measures against it are discussed with special emphasis. In following chapters the burnout syndrome from the medical rescue workers' perspective is analyzed. The practical part is focused on quantitative research performed by the means of half-structured interviews with randomly chosen medical rescue workers from the Emergency Medical Service of the South Bohemian Region. In total, 12 people were asked to do the interview, 10 people took part in the research. Most of the interviewed people were men. The results of this study may be used as a complementary educational material for the medical rescue worker study branch and also as a record for the psychosocial intervention service of the Emergency Medical Service of the South Bohemian Region. This thesis drew mainly from the specialized literature and other relevant resources which deal with this topic. In the end of this work all findings and relevant information is summarized and the practical implementation of the gathered data is analyzed. The work of the rescue medical workers is very demanding, responsible and also requires fast and professional attitud