Introduction Paramedics are frequently exposed to acute and/or chronic environmental,
operational and patient-related factors that increase their risk of physical and psychological …

Introduction Emergency medical services (EMS) providers are at continuous exposure to
occupational stressors which negatively affect their health and professional practice. This …

Through this study, we assessed the knowledge of EMS providers regarding needle stick
injuries (NSIs) and examined differences by demographics. This cross-sectional study used …

Introduction: In comparison to the general population and other emergency services
workers, paramedics experience high rates of work-related psychological injury. However …

Paramedic work occurs in complex, dynamic, uncontrolled, and unpredictable work
environments which increase their risk of occupational injury. The complex and multi …

Hand injuries after high-pressure injection are a medical emergency. These events occur
frequently in workers during industrial cleaning, painting, and lubrication, and may have …

This chapter considers the literature on paramedicine as an occupation, which is dominated
by its representation as a form of 'extreme work'entailing, for instance, significant personal …

BACKGROUND: Unknown and unpredictable situations cause emergency medical service
(EMS) providers to experience various stressful factors. These factors are affected by …

When we think of first responders, an image of emergency medical services (EMSs),
emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, police, and firefighters may come to …

To evaluate the prevalence of bloodborne infections (BBIs) and assess the incidence and
selected risk factors for sharps injuries (SIs), a cross-sectional serosurvey was performed …