Research Article

WORK RELATED INJURIES AND EXPOSURES AMONG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL DUE TO INTERIOR DESIGN OF AMBULANCE

Volume: 5 Number: 2 May 18, 2020
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WORK RELATED INJURIES AND EXPOSURES AMONG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL DUE TO INTERIOR DESIGN OF AMBULANCE

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate work-related injuries, exposures and their reasons that 112 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel encounter during the treatment and care of the patient, depending on the ergonomics of the interior design of an ambulance. A questionnaire is designated to identify the challenges faced by 112 EMS personnel. A pilot study is conducted to determine the convenience of the questionnaire. After confirming the questionnaire, it is applied to a total of 90 voluntary participants in 13 stations of EMS in Eskişehir between June and July 2017. Data are analyzed by using SPSS 24 packet program. According to the findings, the participants were exposed to; problems due to hit on sharp corners (87%), problems due to slamming of the door (83%), exposures in treatment on the stretcher (69%), stuck during stretcher movement (%64), unable to reach the patient (at sitting position) during intervention in the ambulance (59%) and waste box problem (59%). Of the exposures faced, 83% are due to interior design framework, 82% are because of narrowness of the cabin and 81.1% are due to the fact that the layout of interior compartment was not ergonomic. According to the results of analysis obtained by the questionnaire data, it is essential to make some improvements in terms of ergonomics in the ambulance interior design in order to make working conditions of ambulance staff of 112 EMS more eligible.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Public Health, Environmental Health

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 18, 2020

Submission Date

December 17, 2019

Acceptance Date

May 7, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Kahya, E., Sakarya, S., Özkan, H., & Anık, N. (2020). WORK RELATED INJURIES AND EXPOSURES AMONG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL DUE TO INTERIOR DESIGN OF AMBULANCE. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama Ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi, 5(2), 257-269. https://doi.org/10.35232/estudamhsd.660733
AMA
1.Kahya E, Sakarya S, Özkan H, Anık N. WORK RELATED INJURIES AND EXPOSURES AMONG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL DUE TO INTERIOR DESIGN OF AMBULANCE. ESTUDAM Public Health Journal. 2020;5(2):257-269. doi:10.35232/estudamhsd.660733
Chicago
Kahya, Emin, Seren Sakarya, Harun Özkan, and Nurcan Anık. 2020. “WORK RELATED INJURIES AND EXPOSURES AMONG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL DUE TO INTERIOR DESIGN OF AMBULANCE”. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama Ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi 5 (2): 257-69. https://doi.org/10.35232/estudamhsd.660733.
EndNote
Kahya E, Sakarya S, Özkan H, Anık N (May 1, 2020) WORK RELATED INJURIES AND EXPOSURES AMONG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL DUE TO INTERIOR DESIGN OF AMBULANCE. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi 5 2 257–269.
IEEE
[1]E. Kahya, S. Sakarya, H. Özkan, and N. Anık, “WORK RELATED INJURIES AND EXPOSURES AMONG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL DUE TO INTERIOR DESIGN OF AMBULANCE”, ESTUDAM Public Health Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 257–269, May 2020, doi: 10.35232/estudamhsd.660733.
ISNAD
Kahya, Emin - Sakarya, Seren - Özkan, Harun - Anık, Nurcan. “WORK RELATED INJURIES AND EXPOSURES AMONG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL DUE TO INTERIOR DESIGN OF AMBULANCE”. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi 5/2 (May 1, 2020): 257-269. https://doi.org/10.35232/estudamhsd.660733.
JAMA
1.Kahya E, Sakarya S, Özkan H, Anık N. WORK RELATED INJURIES AND EXPOSURES AMONG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL DUE TO INTERIOR DESIGN OF AMBULANCE. ESTUDAM Public Health Journal. 2020;5:257–269.
MLA
Kahya, Emin, et al. “WORK RELATED INJURIES AND EXPOSURES AMONG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL DUE TO INTERIOR DESIGN OF AMBULANCE”. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama Ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi, vol. 5, no. 2, May 2020, pp. 257-69, doi:10.35232/estudamhsd.660733.
Vancouver
1.Emin Kahya, Seren Sakarya, Harun Özkan, Nurcan Anık. WORK RELATED INJURIES AND EXPOSURES AMONG EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL DUE TO INTERIOR DESIGN OF AMBULANCE. ESTUDAM Public Health Journal. 2020 May 1;5(2):257-69. doi:10.35232/estudamhsd.660733

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