Emergency Medical Technicians And Paramedics Encountered Work-Related Injuries in Turkey

Gülen, Bedia; Serinken, Mustafa; Hatipoğlu, Celile; Özaşır, Derya; Sönmez, Ertan; Kaya, Gökhan; Akpinar, Guleser

doi:10.5505/tjtes.2015.94224

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“…2% reported assault by weapon; assault with a weapon was also described in the literature evaluating workplace violence among EMS workers. [3,14,22] Patients' relatives were responsible for the majority of the attacks, accounting for more attacks than the patients identified as attackers in our report. Among participants who were physically harmed, only 7% reported the event.…”

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“…[14][15][16] In our study, we reported that members of the general public were involved in verbal abuse, which indicated a trend, especially in the Middle East. [22] Regarding verbal abuse, 60% of the study participants were subjected to verbal abuse during their shift. Almost 70% of the participants were exposed to verbal threats between one and three times, and approximately 14% reported being exposed multiple times.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Workplace violence among emergency medical services workers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alharthy

Mutairi

Alsahli

et al. 2017

JHA

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Background: Globally, workplace violence toward health care providers is an area of concern. The impact of workplace violence on health care providers is significant. Objectives: The study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of workplace violence (physical and verbal) among emergency medical services (EMS) workers in Riyadh. Methods: The study used a cross-sectional design that employed a self-administered confidential questionnaire, which was distributed to all emergency medical personnel. A well-structured and validated questionnaire on workplace violence was adopted from the World Health Organization for use in the study. Results: A total of 370 EMS workers responded to the questionnaire. Workplace violence was experienced by 65% of the respondents. Verbal abuse (61%) was the most common type of violence reported. The majority of the attackers were patients' relatives (80%) followed by patients themselves (51%). Respondents younger than 30 reported a higher percentage of violent acts than did older respondents (p = .001, Odds ratio [OR] = 2.5, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = (1.6, 3.9)). Similarly, those who had fewer years of work experience (≤ 10 years) reported a significantly higher percentage of violent incidents than those who had 10 or more years of experience (p = .001, OR = 3.5, 95% CI = 2.1, 5.6). Only 10% of the victims reported the incident to a higher authority. Common reasons for not reporting the violent acts included feeling that it was useless (56%) and that it was not important (52%). Discussion: The study demonstrates prevalent workplace violence among EMS workers, predominantly in the form of verbal abuse. The rate of workplace violence among EMS personnel is comparable with international figures. Less than half of EMS personnel exhibit knowledge regarding the process of violence reporting. However, workers tend not to report the incidents because they often believe that reporting is useless and/or not important. Recommendation: With a high reported rate of workplace violence among EMS personnel, we recommend national preventive measures and encouragement to professionals to report violent events. We also recommend awareness programs for the identified vulnerable group.

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Workplace violence among emergency medical services workers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alharthy

Mutairi

Alsahli

et al. 2017

JHA

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“…Due to the nature of their work, public safety personnel (PSP; e.g., correctional workers, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, public safety communications officials [e.g., 911 call center operators/dispatchers]) are commonly exposed to potentially traumatic events. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Studies across various samples demonstrate high estimates of trauma exposure among PSP, exceeding 85%; 1,3,[7][8][9] a recent study found that PSP reported exposure to 11 of the 16 types of traumatic events, on average. 1 Extant research has highlighted the negative health correlates associated with trauma exposure among PSP and the general population, including psychiatric illnesses 1,[6][7]10,11 and, of particular relevance to the current study, physical conditions.…”

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Associations between Trauma Exposure and Physical Conditions among Public Safety Personnel: Associations entre l’exposition à un traumatisme et les problèmes physiques chez le personnel de la santé publique

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Background: Trauma exposure is associated with adverse health-related correlates, including physical comorbidities, and is highly prevalent among public safety personnel (PSP). The current study (1) examined the association between context of index trauma exposure (part of job vs. other) and physical conditions and (2) established the prevalence of physical conditions according to PSP category (e.g., police, paramedic) and index trauma type (e.g., serious accident, physical assault) in a large Canadian sample of PSP. Methods: PSP completed an online survey between September 2016 and January 2017. Multivariable logistic regressions examined associations between context of index trauma exposure (i.e., part of job vs. other) and physical condition categories. Cross-tabulations with chi-square analyses examined whether the prevalence of physical conditions significantly differed according to PSP category and index trauma type. Results: There were 5,267 PSP included in the current study. Results from the most stringent model of logistic regressions demonstrated that, compared to PSP who experienced their index trauma in any other context, PSP who experienced it as part of their job had reduced odds of “other” physical conditions (adjusted odds ratio = 0.73, 95% confidence interval, 0.57 to 0.94, P < 0.05). Results also revealed significant differences in the prevalence of physical conditions across all PSP categories and select index trauma types. Conclusion: Results highlight the relevance of trauma exposure outside of an occupational context among PSP and may have implications for the positive impact of stress inoculation and resiliency training programs for PSP.

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“…In a study with emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Istanbul, 52.2% reported at least one needle-stick injury in the past two years. 33 The most common causes for such injuries provided by respondents were working in a cruising ambulance and the need to do things quickly.…”

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Are the students in medicine, nursing and allied health higher schools protected from Hepatitis B: A cross-sectional study from Hatay, Turkey

İnandı

Savaş

Peker³

et al. 2019

Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Dergisi

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Aim: Hepatitis B is an important public health problem and many groups, including health workers, are at risk for hepatitis B. We aimed to determine the hepatitis B surface antibody levels and frequency of needlestick injury among health occupations students. Method: The study population and sample were 973 students in Mustafa Kemal University, Medical, Nursing and Health Vocational High School in 2015. Of the students, %63 were reached, and 67.7% of them gave blood samples. Anti-HBS values were calculated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and an antibody titer over 10 mIU/mL was accepted as positive. Results: The mean age was 20.9 ± 2.7 and 68.5% were female. Anti-HBs positivity was 54.5%, and 37.3% of the vaccinated group was still anti-HBS negative. The difference in anti-hepatitis B positivity was not significant in terms of sex, age group and school, but it was higher in vaccinated students than in others (p <0.05). 29.0% of participants had a history of needle-stick injury. The highest percentage was in health emergency and anaesthesia departments (p <0.001). Needle-stick injury was observed more often in senior students. Health occupations students and hepatitis B

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Emergency Medical Technicians And Paramedics Encountered Work-Related Injuries in Turkey

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Evaluated in the present study were locations, descriptions, and results of work-related injuries (WRIs) sustained by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in Turkey's most crowded city, İstanbul.

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Workplace violence among emergency medical services workers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Workplace violence among emergency medical services workers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Associations between Trauma Exposure and Physical Conditions among Public Safety Personnel: Associations entre l’exposition à un traumatisme et les problèmes physiques chez le personnel de la santé publique

Are the students in medicine, nursing and allied health higher schools protected from Hepatitis B: A cross-sectional study from Hatay, Turkey

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