Helicopter emergency medical service search and rescue (HEMS SAR) paramedics perform
physically demanding winch rescues. Rescue organisations require valid physical …

Abstract The Ottawa Paramedic Physical Ability Test (OPPAT) was launched in Ontario as a
physical employment standard for front-line paramedics. When considering pass rates …

Few studies have quantified the risk of musculoskeletal disorders during patient transfers in
total assistance mode in real-life prehospital emergency care situations. An index to assess …

Paramedics work under physically and cognitively demanding conditions to provide
emergency care. As physical fitness could positively impact the quality of patient care, we …

We aimed to use the bookmark method to establish minimum standards for selecting
intensive care flight paramedics. Two subject matter expert (SME) focus groups reviewed …

BACKGROUND: The Ottawa Paramedic Physical Ability Test (OPPAT™) is a physical
employment standard for the paramedic sector. If a candidate is unsuccessful in meeting the …

The most common workload surrogates used by Emergency Medical Services (EMS)—
overall call volume (CV) and unit hour utilization (UHU)—have not been validated. This …

Purpose Review of major policy paper in relation to the ambulance service [in England]
efficiency and productivity with reference to observed “unacceptable variation” …

Hintergrund Derzeit gibt es in Deutschland keine Erhebung zur Rückenbeanspruchung von
Rettungsdienstpersonal kurz nach dem Einsatz. Somit ist das Ziel dieser Arbeit, einen …

Transporting patients down stairs by carrying is associated with a particularly high fall risk for
patients and the occurrence of back pain among emergency medical technicians. The …