Stress, work overload, burnout, and satisfaction among paramedics in Israel.

Introduction: The number of paramedics in Israel is increasing. Despite this growth and important role, the emergency medical organizations lack information about the characteristics of their work.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the characteristics of the paramedics' work, the quality of their working lives, the factors that keep them in the profession, or conversely, draw them away from it.

[Do the emergency medical services need more paramedics? An examination of supply and demand].

Background: Paramedics are a critical national resource. The paramedic workforce is dynamic and has never been studied, thereby limiting the possibility of appropriate planning.

Objectives: To examine the present and projected supply and demand for paramedics, the balance between supply and demand, and how this affects the planning of the paramedic workforce.

Predictors of patient dissatisfaction with emergency care.

Background: Patient feedback is increasingly being used to assess the quality of healthcare.

Objective: To identify modifiable independent determinants of patients dissatisfaction with hospital emergency care.

Methods: The study group comprised a random sample of 3,152 of the 65,966 adult Israeli citizens discharged during November 1999 from emergency departments in 17 of the 32 acute care hospitals in Israel.