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OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS ENCOUNTERED PRE-HOSPITAL BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL AND EVALUATION OF FEEDBACK

HASTANE ÖNCESİ ACİL SERVİS ÇALIŞANLARININ MARUZ KALDIĞI İŞ KAZALARI VE GERİ BİLDİRİMLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

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482–496
Publication Date
2020-12-02
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It will be beneficial to develop strategies in order to decrease the risk of occupational incidents.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to investigate occupational accidents and their contributing factors encountered by emergency medical services professionals.
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Key Findings & Data: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.
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Conclusion & Impact:It will be beneficial to develop strategies in order to decrease the risk of occupational incidents.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:2017 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Hastane öncesi acil sağlık hizmetleri · acil sağlık hizmetleri personeli · iş kazası

Abstract

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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Araştırma, 112 Ambulans Servisinde çalışan acil sağlık hizmetleri (EMS) personellerinin maruz kaldığı iş kazalarını ve etkileyen etmenlerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Ocak 2017-Kasım 2019 tarihleri arasında yapılan ve Ankara il sağlık müdürlüğü acil sağlık hizmetleri başkanlığınca tespit edilen tüm iş kazası bildirim formları analiz edilmiştir. Maruz kalınan kazaların risk etmenlerine göre dağılımı incelendiğinde 112 ambulans çalışanlarının en fazla mekanik (%41,3) ve psikososyal (%19,7) risklere bağlı iş kazası geçirdiği bulunmuştur. Bu araştırmada maruz kalınan iş kazaları sonrasında en çok kas iskelet sistemi yaralanması (%57,8) olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Erkekler kadınlara göre daha fazla ergonomik nedenlere bağlı iş kazası geçirirken, kadınların erkeklere göre daha fazla biyolojik nedenlere bağlı iş kazası geçirdiği tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, kadın personel erkeklere göre daha fazla kan ve vücut sıvılarına maruz kalırken erkekler kadınlara göre daha fazla taşımaya bağlı nedenlerden kaza geçirdiği tespit edilmiştir. Biyolojik risklere bağlı iş kazalarına en çok stajyerler maruz kalırken (%50,0), ergonomik (%29,1) ve psikosoyal etmenlere (%22,5) sürücülerin maruz kaldığı bulunmuştur (%29,1 ve %22,5). Hastane öncesi acil sağlık hizmetleri çalışanlarının iş kazasına maruz kalma riski yüksektir. İş kazası riskini azaltmak için yeni stratejiler geliştirmek faydalı olabilir.

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USUL, E., ŞAN, İ., BEKGÖZ, B., ÖZKAN, E. U. (2020). OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS ENCOUNTERED PRE-HOSPITAL BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL AND EVALUATION OF FEEDBACK. ESTÜDAM Halk Sağlığı Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3, 482–496. https://ajindex.com/articles/905410

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