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Emergency Medical Service Occupational Safety
- Introduction
- Why This Is Important
- What We Know About The Risks To Ems Personnel
- Nonfatal Injuries
- Implications For The Workforce And For Operational Readiness And Costs
- Potential Remedies
- Driver Training and Evaluation
- Fatigue
- Cardiovascular Disease Risk
- Stress and Suicide
- Personal Interventions
- Conclusion
- References
Abstract
In the United States alone, EMS personnel respond to 31 million emergency medical calls for assistance per year. 1 This makes the workforce a significant component of the US healthcare system, as well as the medical, public health, public safety, and disaster management systems. In addition to their emergency work, EMS personnel are increasingly involved with community health and injury prevention projects. 2 – 4
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