The Relationship Between Stress And Grief

This essay will discuss and provide relevant information based on the understanding of stress and grief, also discussing how stress and grief are caused, what the effects are, and how it relates to paramedicine practice. This essay will also mention some research findings such as how paramedics are affected and strategies on coping with stress and grief, while also providing and comparing grief models to see which best suits Paramedic Practice.

Stress is a feeling of being under too much pressure, mentally and emotionally. Unable to cope the outcome on being under so much pressure turns into stress (Williams, 2014). Most paramedics that graduate into this profession have been taught the skills and knowledge required for the job, but lack of
Their mental, emotion and physical stability can be affected by encountering these significant call out events (Avraham. N, Goldblatt. H, and Yafe. E, 2014). Some ways of dealing with stress could be regular exercise with a training routine or programme that will help with built up tension and also increase fitness. Having a good diet, eating foods that are healthy and beneficial while avoiding foods that may increase tension such as Foods with high sugar. Also another way that can help with stress is relaxation, which helps with reducing muscle tension throughout the body. Some techniques could be, yoga, Meditation or even a massage. Taking stress courses could also be an option if it feels that being under constant pressure of stress is an issue. In extreme measures, if stress levels do not reduce or simply cannot cope. Simply consulting with a Medical doctor could be an option as short-term medication will be subscribed but closely monitored by the subscribing doctor (Southern Cross Medical Library, n.d). The Employee Assistance programme [EAP] (2014) is one of the best organizations that provides the best care and support in the ambulance sector (2014). Some of the services EPA provides are services like, Face-to-face counselling appointment, 24/7 phone counselling for crisis situations or traumatic workplace incidents, 24/7 manager phone advisory service, to help resolve staffing and
Cultures have very distinctive and unique ways of dealing with grief, for example Hispanic follow traditional ways to help cope such as using comfort from extended families and some cultures such as Jewish refer to religious rituals, asking for help from the disciples to guide that soul in accordance to the Jewish culture (Philip, 2013). Due to the experiences paramedics face on a daily bases, paramedics have little knowledge on what’s involve for the job which leads to paramedics suffering depression and anxiety (Avraham et al, 2014). Also paramedics are not aware of the support services they have, which may lead to majority of paramedics dealing with issues alone without seeking any help or support. Resulting to this paramedics have poor managing strategies when coming across grief, even when services and programmes are available paramedics won’t be able to seek help due to the amounts of hours they have to work, which also adds up to their stress (Avraham et al,