Prevention of Burnout Syndrome in Paramedics

5 Abstract The aim of this bachelor thesis is to identify ways of preventing burnout syndrome in paramedics. The thesis first deals with burnout syndrome, stress, its causes, symptoms, stages, and consequences. It then focuses on the prevention of burnout syndrome, presenting both individual and organizational factors in the prevention of burnout syndrome. Attention is also focused on the emergency medical services system in the Czech Republic, specifically the legislative framework, staffing, and the specifics of the work of paramedics in emergency response teams. The thesis then focuses on burnout syndrome among paramedics, possibilities to prevent burnout syndrome among paramedics and factors preventing burnout syndrome among paramedics. The thesis includes a qualitative empirical study aimed at identifying the tools used to prevent burnout syndrome among paramedics in emergency medical services teams providing pre-hospital emergency care. The study was conducted in the form of interviews with the leaders of the emergency bases. Keywords Burnout syndrome, burnout syndrome prevention, burnout prevention tools, emergency medical service, paramedic