Risks of the staff working in Pre-Hospital care: A challenge for the emergency services

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https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.37.3.363.11

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Occupational hazards, Prehospital care, Emergencies, Occupational health

Abstract

In an international context, the Prehospital care or response to an emergency in the prehospital setting includes all medical and transport interventions performed on patients who have suffered medical or traumatic events in different scenarios outside the hospital setting. Those who perform prehospital work must face varied, complex, and uncontrolled
situations and scenarios which involve the exposure to variability of risks that may be prevented if mitigation measures are taken in advance. The biological, biomechanical, psychosocial, and physical risks associated with physical and verbal violence, among others, expose these personnel to severe work accidents and occupational diseases, which represent serious consequences. Characterizing the prehospital work poses many challenges. Patient
care, for example, varies with each call, and this in turn presents unique challenges depending on the clinical status, the need of each patient, and the setting where the event is taking place. Knowing in more detail the occupational risks of the staff working in prehospital care who, in fact, expose themselves to diverse situations, and designing strategies to improve their health and well-being, translates into more effective and efficient emergency medical care which contributes to improve quality and strengthen health systems in the
prehospital setting.

Author Biography

  • Alejandra María Díaz Tamayo, Universidad del Valle

    Tecnóloga en Atención Prehospitalaria, Universidad Santiago de Cali. Profesional en Salud Ocupacional, Universidad del Quindío. Magister en Salud Ocupacional, Universidad del Valle. Estudiante doctorado en Salud, Universidad del Valle.  Profesora asistente Universidad del Valle.

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2022-01-19

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Risks of the staff working in Pre-Hospital care: A challenge for the emergency services. (2022). SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL SALUD UNINORTE, 37(3), 853-866. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.37.3.363.11

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