Impact of railway critical incidents on train drivers and effectiveness of critical incident management and support protocols: A pecovery trajectory analysis

Auteurs

Cécile Bardon, Psychology Department, Université du Québec À Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide, Ethical Issues and End of Life Practices (CRISE), Université du Québec À Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Luc Dargis, Psychology Department, Université du Québec À Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide, Ethical Issues and End of Life Practices (CRISE), Université du Québec À Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Brian L. Mishara, Psychology Department, Université du Québec À Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide, Ethical Issues and End of Life Practices (CRISE), Université du Québec À Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

Type de document

Études primaires

Année de publication

2022

Langue

Anglais

Titre de la revue

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Première page

E70

Dernière page

E77

Résumé

Objective: Train drivers are regularly involved in railway critical incidents (CI) and critical incident management and support protocols (CIMSPs) have been developed to support them. This study describes the impact of CIs and evaluates the effectiveness of CIMSPs.

Methods: We interviewed 74 train drivers 1 week, 1, 3, and 6 months after a CI. We performed Linear growth model analyses to describe recovery paths and the effect of CIMSPs, considering the effect of CI complexity, proximity to victims, social support, self-assessment of health, use of resources, and attribution of responsibility.

Results: CIs have a significant negative impact on train drivers. Recovery paths can be explained by the level of implementation of CIMSPs, and other contributing factors.

Conclusions: CIMSPs are effective in reducing the negative impact of CIs and should be implemented rigorously by employers. Copyright © 2022 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Mots-clés

Transport par chemin de fer, Rail transport, Accident de transport, Transportation accident, Stress post-traumatique, Posttraumatic stress

Numéro de projet IRSST

2013-0039

Citation recommandée

Bardon, C., Dargis, L. et Mishara, B. L. (2022). Impact of railway critical incidents on train drivers and effectiveness of critical incident management and support protocols: A pecovery trajectory analysis. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 64(2). https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002456