Work-related injuries sustained by emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Turkey

Gulen, BEDİA; Serinken, Mustafa; HATIPOGLU, Celile; OZASIR, Derya; Sonmez, Ertan; KAYA, Gokhan; AKPINAR, Guleser

doi:10.5505/tjtes.2015.94224

Work-related injuries sustained by emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Turkey

Gulen B., Serinken M., HATIPOGLU C., OZASIR D., Sonmez E., KAYA G., ...More

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.22, no.2, pp.145-149, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 22 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.5505/tjtes.2015.94224
Journal Name: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.145-149
Keywords: Accident, ambulance, paramedic, work-related, SERVICES, EXPOSURE, VIOLENCE, WORKPLACE, STAFF
Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Evaluated in the present study were locations, descriptions, and results of work-related injuries (WRIs) sustained by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in Turkey's most crowded city, Istanbul.