TY - JOUR T1 - A qualitative study about experiences and emotions of emergency medical technicians and out-of-hospital emergency nurses after performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation resulting in death JO - Enfermería Intensiva (English Edition) T2 - AU - Fernández-Aedo,I. AU - Pérez-Urdiales,I. AU - Unanue-Arza,S. AU - García-Azpiazu,Z. AU - Ballesteros-Peña,S. SN - 25299840 M3 - 10.1016/j.enfie.2016.10.001 DO - 10.1016/j.enfie.2016.10.001 UR - https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-enfermeria-intensiva-english-edition--430-articulo-a-qualitative-study-about-experiences-S2529984017300022 AB - ObjectiveTo explore the experiences, emotions and coping skills among emergency medical technicians and emergency nurses after performing out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers resulting in death. MethodAn exploratory qualitative research was performed. Seven emergency medical technicians and six emergency nurses were selected by non-probability sampling among emergency medical system workers. The meetings took place up to information saturation, achieved after six individual interviews and a focal group. The meetings were then transcribed and a manual and inductive analysis of the contents performed. Main resultsAfter a failed resuscitation several short and long-term reactions appear. They can be negatives, such as sadness or uncertainty, or positives, such as the feeling of having done everything possible to save the patient's life. Emotional stress increases when ambulance staff have to talk with the deceased's family or when the patient is a child. The workers do not know of a coping strategy other than talking about their emotions with their colleagues. ConclusionsDeath after a failed resuscitation can be viewed as a traumatic experience for rescuers. Being in contact with the suffering of others is an emotional, stress-generating factor with direct repercussions on the working and personal lives of emergency staff. Nevertheless, structured coping techniques are not common among those professionals. ER -