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Introduction and Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of emergency health services personnel, as well as to determine the risk factors and protective factors associated with these effects. Methods: The research was planned as a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The population of the research consisted of 295 personnel working in Elazığ 112 Emergency Health Services. In the process of data collection, the data was collected with a questionnaire prepared by the researchers by scanning the literature, questioning the socio-demographic data of the participants and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21(DASS-21). Results: When the distribution of the participants by gender is analyzed, the rate of women is 64.1% and the rate of men is 35.9%. 34.6% of the participants are single and 65.4% of them are married. In the present study on emergency health services personnel, one out of every three emergency health services personnel has different levels of depression, anxiety, and stress associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. Conclusion: The protection of the psychological state and mental health of emergency health services personnel who play an active role during the pandemic period is very important for the functioning of the health system. Health services personnel should be informed about the protection of mental health, and adequate support should be provided.

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