Sökning: "ambulance personnel"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 14 avhandlingar innehållade orden ambulance personnel.
1. Ambulance Work : Relationships between occupational demands, individual characteristics and health-related outcomes
Sammanfattning : Although musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and other health complaints are an occupational problem for ambulance personnel, there is a lack of knowledge regarding work-related factors associated with MSDs and other health complaints. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the relationships between occupational demands, individual characteristics and health-related outcomes among ambulance personnel. LÄS MER
2. Health problems and work-related stress in Swedish ambulance personnel
Sammanfattning : Background: Previous studies have shown a high incidence of both acute and post-traumatic stress among ambulance personnel. It has been shown that ambulance personnel are at a higher risk of being affected of heart disease, high blood pressure and cancer. Studies have also seen a higher incidence of substance abuse and suicide. LÄS MER
3. Challenges in prehospital emergency care : patient, spouse and personnel perspectives
Sammanfattning : Prehospital emergency care (PEC) with the emergency call to the Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) centre is an essential part of the health-care system. It is important to obtain knowledge about the links in the PEC chain from the perspectives of those providing the service and those receiving it. LÄS MER
4. Stress efter traumatiska händelser. Ambulanspersonalens vardag
Sammanfattning : Aims: Paper I: To examine the prevalence of posttraumatic stress reactions among ambulance personnel and to investigate whether different levels of Sense Of Coherence are related to different consequences of traumatic stress.Paper II: To uncover the essence of traumatic events experienced by Swedish ambulance personnel. LÄS MER
5. Prehospital medical management in Swedish road tunnel incidents
Sammanfattning : Background: The complexity of modern road tunnel systems may delay an efficient rescue effort. Capable decision-making is needed to limit time to care. The Swedish ambulance commander, responsible for the on-scene ambulance personnel, may lack education and experience from managing road tunnel incidents. LÄS MER