Occupational injuries among emergency responders

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Reichard, Audrey A ^a   Jackson, Larry L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency Medical Services; Emergency responder; Firefighter; Law enforcement; Nonfatal; Occupational injuries; Paramedic; Police; Sheriff

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FIRES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); POLICE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 74949091105     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20772     Document Type: Article

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