Mealer et al. (2007) compared the intensity of posttraumatic symptomatology experienced by medical assistants in the intensive therapy and general practice departments.The first category is characterized by significantly higher scores. In addition, both specialties report significantly higher levels of risk in comparison to managers working in the health industry. These conclusions are not surprising. The amount of work, lack of support and traumatic stress are burnout triggers identified by the medical assistants performing activities in the emergency, intensive therapy and oncology departments.