What Do EMS Professionals Know about Human Trafficking? An Exploratory Study

• 2018

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• Elizabeth Donnelly; Karen Oehme; Dwayne Barris; Rebecca Melvin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2018.1501258

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This article investigates what Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals know about human trafficking. Less than half of the 244 people surveyed had training on this topic. Those who had training were better at spotting signs of trafficking and less likely to believe myths. The study suggests EMS workers need more education on how to recognize and report human trafficking, and it shares a free online training program to help them learn more.

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Focus Areas: Mental Health; Trauma

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Attitude of Health Personnel; Emergency Medical Services; Inservice Training; United States; Human Trafficking

Institutions: University of Windsor; Florida State University; University of Florida

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