Fatal and nonfatal injuries among emergency medical technicians and paramedics

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 511-517

  Reichard, Audrey A ^a   Marsh, Suzanne M ^a   Moore, Paul H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Emergency medical technicians; Occupational exposure; Occupational injuries; Occupational safety; Paramedics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052279758     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2011.598610     Document Type: Article

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