ESTÜDAM Halk Sağlığı Dergisi

Yazarlar: Eren USUL, İ̇shak ŞAN, Burak BEKGÖZ, Elvan ULUCAN ÖZKAN

Konular:Halk ve Çevre Sağlığı

DOI:10.35232/estudamhsd.774960

Anahtar Kelimeler:Pre-hospital emergency medical services,Emergency medical services personnels,Workplace accident,Occupational hazard,Occupational safety and health

Özet: This study aims to investigate occupational accidents and their contributing factors encountered by emergency medical services professionals. Workplace incident report forms submitted between January 2017 and November 2019 and determined by the Ankara provincial health directorate emergency health services have been evaluated. Evaluation of workplace accidents according to contributing factors has shown that most accidents occur due to mechanical (41.3%) and psychosocial (19.7%) factors. In this study, musculoskeletal system injuries were found to be the most observed result of occupational accidents (57.8%). While males encountered workplace accidents mostly due to ergonomic reasons, female personnel suffered accidents mainly due to biological factors. Thus, while female workers were more likely to be exposed to blood and bodily fluids, male workers were at risk to face accidents due to transportation. Further analysis showed that biological accidents were mostly seen in interns (50.0%), whereas the highest rates of ergonomic (29.1%) and psychosocial (22.5%) workplace accidents were seen among drivers. Pre-hospital emergency health care workers have a high risk of exposure to workplace accidents. It will be beneficial to develop strategies in order to decrease the risk of occupational incidents.

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