ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN EXPOSURE TO POTENTIALLY PSYCHOLOGICALLY TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND MENTAL ILL HEALTH AMONG NEW ZEALAND FIREFIGHTERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Associations between exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic events and mental ill health among New Zealand firefighters: A cross-sectional study

Background: Fire and emergency services personnel face unique occupational hazards, including repeated exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs), which can impact their mental health.Despite growing awareness, comprehensive data on the mental health of fire and emergency services personnel in New Zealand remains sparse.Purpos

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The learning curve of laparoscopic holecystectomy in general surgery resident training: old age of the patient may be a risk factor?

A well-designed learning curve is essential for the acquisition of laparoscopic skills: but, Sphere Shade are there risk factors that can derail the surgical method? From a review of the current literature on the learning curve in laparoscopic surgery, we identified learning curve components in video laparoscopic cholecystectomy; we suggest a learn

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