Background High energy trauma is rare and, as a result, training of prehospital care
providers often takes place during the real situation, with the patient as the object for the …

The out-of-hospital setting is unique to health care and presents many challenges to
providing safe, high-quality medical care in emergency situations. The challenges of the …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate musculoskeletal injuries and
disorders resulting from patient handling prior to the implementation of a “minimal manual …

Background The emergency department is a highly demanding work environment,
considered by high workload and stress. The impact of work-related factors on …

Background Work‐related injury rates in the fire service industry exceed those for most other
industries, however little is known about the cost of injury to firefighters. Methods This is a …

The aim of this study was to assess the tasks and activities that make physical demands on
Dutch fire-fighters and to compare them with a guideline related to the development of …

Relationships between work‐related factors and disorders in the neck‐shoulder and low‐
back region among female and male ambulance personnel: Ulrika Aasa, et al. Centre for …

This technical note reports the findings of a self-administered questionnaire regarding low
back pain (LBP) and other musculoskeletal problems completed by 113 physiotherapists …

Objective: These ergonomic evaluations analyze the threat of musculoskeletal injuries
primarily due to awkward and extreme postures across two post-fire tasks and a patient care …

Many paramedics' work accidents are related to physical aspects of the job, and the most
affected body part is the low back. This study documents the trunk motion exposure of …