Ergonomics in the rescue service - Ergonomic evaluation of ambulance cots

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-256

  Kluth, Karsten ^a   Strasser, Helmut ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambulance cots; Physical workload; Product ergonomics; Subjective assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEMODYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STRETCHERS;

AMBULANCE COTS; PHYSICAL WORKLOAD; PRODUCT ERGONOMICS; SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BED; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRAIN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL;

EID: 33644630073     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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