Violence against emergency medical services personnel: A systematic review of the literature

BJ Maguire, P O'Meara, BJ O'Neill… - American journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Violence against emergency medical services (EMS) personnel is a growing
concern. The aim of this systematic review is to synthesize the current literature on violence …

The nature and burden of occupational injury among first responder occupations: a retrospective cohort study in Australian workers

SE Gray, A Collie - Injury, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Workers in first responder (FR) occupations are at heightened risk for workplace
injury given their exposure to physical/psychological hazards. This study sought to (1) …

Prevalence and characteristics of ambulance collisions, a systematic literature review

M Delavary, Z Ghayeninezhad, M Lavallière - Safety, 2023 - mdpi.com
The risk of dying or being injured as a result of traffic collisions is higher for medical
emergency responders than for other professional drivers. This systematic review …

[HTML][HTML] Rethinking paramedic occupational injury surveillance: A systems approach to better understanding paramedic work-related injury

J Kearney, C Muir, P Salmon, K Smith - Safety science, 2024 - Elsevier
Paramedic work occurs in complex, dynamic, uncontrolled, and unpredictable work
environments which increase their risk of occupational injury. The complex and multi …

Explaining the challenges of pre-hospital emergency healthcare workers in providing care at the scene

M Poornazari, M Roshanzadeh… - Journal of Emergency …, 2023 - qscience.com
Background and Purpose: Pre-hospital emergency healthcare workers face various
problems because of the complexities of providing care during emergencies. These …

Road ambulances: working conditions of paramedics–pilot studies

S Bęczkowska, I Grabarek, S Pilip… - International journal …, 2019 - cejsh.icm.edu.pl
Objectives: The article presents the results of selected pilot studies conducted in medical
ambulances. Their aim was to determine the working conditions and identify troublesome …

Navigating Paramedics' Safety: Unraveling Factors in Emergency Service Vehicle Incidents

M Delavary, M Tremblay… - International Journal of …, 2024 - semaphore.uqar.ca
Background: Ambulance drivers are more likely to be involved in fatal or injury collisions
compared to other professional drivers. Study Objective: This study is a retrospective study …

Zoonotic health hazards to Polish firefighters during rescue and fire-fighting operations

Ł Dudziński, R Kasperczyk, M Weiner, Ł Czyżewski - WORK, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The profession of a firefighter is classified as a profession with a very high level
of risk. Serving in Rescue and Firefighting Unit (RFU) involves participating in intervention …

Comparative Ergonomic Review Study of common Road-transport Drivers

S Das - Available at SSRN 3855769, 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
Road transport is a critical fountain of both wellbeing and ecological concerns. As more
remote correspondence, diversion and driver help frameworks multiply the vehicle market …

Paramedics' motor vehicle collisions in a metropolitan area of Quebec: statistical analysis

M Delavaryforoutaghe - 2024 - constellation.uqac.ca
The objective of this thesis is to review the literature on ambulance collisions, focusing on
their prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors, and to conduct a retrospective analysis of …