期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2015
卷号：22
期号：4
页码：680-684
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1185775
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction and objectives. The system of emergency medical services (EMS) in Poland was established in 2006. The riskof occupational injuries to EMS personnel is very high, irrespective of the country where they operate, as they face manyhazards in their everyday work. The aim of this study is to describe the type, incidence and consequences of occupationalaccidents among the personnel of the National Emergency Medical Services in Poland (NEMS – land and air ambulancecrews) in 2008–2012.Material and methods. The study reviewed all occupational accidents among the EMS personnel reported to the NationalLabour Inspectorate in 2008–2012.Results. In the period reported, the number of accidents decreased from 32 in 2008 to just 6 in 2012. Traffic accidentspredominated and most of the victims were male paramedics under 30 years of age. The most common injuries includedmultiple organ injuries and injuries of the cervical spine, chest and trunk.Conclusions. The growing professional experience of the EMS personnel has a beneficial effect on occupational injury ratesas they tend to decrease with longer employment. Occupational accidents are definitely more common among ambulancecrews than in the personnel of other organizational units of the National Emergency Medical Services
关键词：emergency medical services; occupational injury
