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Table 3 Scores of four main dimensions of PCL-5 questionnaire in emergency medical technicians

From: Navigating into the unknown: exploring the experience of exposure to prehospital emergency stressors: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods

Dimensions

Number of Item

Mean

Standard Deviation

Intrusion

5

4.98

3.08

Avoidance

2

2.25

1.70

Negative alterations in cognitions

7

7.42

4.63

Alterations in arousal and reactivity

6

6.91

4.15

  1. The above table shows that the highest average was related to negative alterations in the cognitive dimension and the lowest average was related to the avoidance dimension