ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL EXPOSURES OF AMBULANCE PERSONNEL

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Purpose: In this study, it is aimed to determine the physicalexposures among the pre-hospital 112 Emergency Health Service (ESH) staffduring treatment and care to patient. Materialand Method: 112 EHS employees’basic operations (activities) are determined during the experience of the taskbefore hospital. The use of Cornell questionnaire for musculoskeletal disordersand REBA method for risk level are preferred. Cornell questionnaire is appliedto 39 volunteer doctor, paramedic, ATT and driver participants in 13 ESHstations in Eskişehir in March – May 2019. REBA form is filled during theoperation. Results: After the questionnaires are obtained, the effect of thesedifficulties on musculoskeletal disorders of the employees is determined therisk levels of the tasks performed by the ambulance staff during the operationsby means of the SPSS package program. As a result of the analysis, it isobserved that the waist (%84), neck (%61) and back (%56) body regions are themost exposures. According to the results of REBA scores, while one in sevenoperations has middle risk level, four operations and two operations have highand high risk levels. Conclusion:Inorder to improve working conditions of ambulance personnel, it is required togive training for transporting process from event place to ambulance ofpatient, doing ergonomics improvements, accomplishing healthy lifting, carryingand lowering operations.

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@article{kahya2019analysis,
  author = {Kahya, Emin and Sakarya, Seren},
  title = {{ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL EXPOSURES OF AMBULANCE PERSONNEL}},
  journal = {Journal of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation},
  volume = {8},
  number = {2},
  pages = {99--106},
  publisher = {Hacettepe {\"U}niversitesi},
  year = {2019},
  month = {11},
  issn = {2147-8945},
  doi = {10.30720/ered.643532},
  url = {https://hacettepe.hbtech.com.tr/en/publication/ambulans-calisanlarinin-kas-iskelet-sistemi-rahatsizliklarinin-degerlendirilmesi},
  language = {tr},
  keywords = {Rehabilitasyon},
  abstract = {Purpose: In this study, it is aimed to determine the physicalexposures among the pre-hospital 112 Emergency Health Service (ESH) staffduring treatment and care to patient. Materialand Method: 112 EHS employees'basic operations (activities) are determined during the experience of the taskbefore hospital. The use of Cornell questionnaire for musculoskeletal disordersand REBA method for risk level are preferred. Cornell questionnaire is appliedto 39 volunteer doctor, paramedic, ATT and driver participants in 13 ESHstations in Eski{\c{s}}ehir in March -- May 2019. REBA form is filled during theoperation. Results: After the questionnaires are obtained, the effect of thesedifficulties on musculoskeletal disorders of the employees is determined therisk levels of the tasks performed by the ambulance staff during the operationsby means of the SPSS package program. As a result of the analysis, it isobserved that the waist (\%84), neck (\%61) and back (\%56) body regions are themost exposures. According to the results of REBA scores, while one in sevenoperations has middle risk level, four operations and two operations have highand high risk levels. Conclusion:Inorder to improve working conditions of ambulance personnel, it is required togive training for transporting process from event place to ambulance ofpatient, doing ergonomics improvements, accomplishing healthy lifting, carryingand lowering operations.}
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