What systemic stressors can impact EMS personnel?

The correct choice highlights the various systemic stressors that impact EMS personnel, which encompass a range of operational issues.

Systemic stressors pertain to factors within the organizational framework that can create stress for EMS workers. This includes challenges with dispatch procedures, which can lead to delays and miscommunication during emergencies; policies that may not support the needs of personnel or may impose undue limitations; and post-incident problems such as inadequate debriefing or mental health support after traumatic calls. Each of these encompasses significant aspects of how the EMS system operates and the direct implications for personnel well-being.

While options emphasizing teamwork and support, as well as sufficient training and resources, address important elements of EMS functioning, they represent subsets of the broader systemic issues identified in the first choice. The issues highlighted in the first choice are interlinked and encompass the systemic structure that governs the EMS environment, ultimately impacting the experience and mental health of the personnel.