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Back Pain Among Paramedics: A Pilot Study
The back pain is one of the most prevalent health problems, and about 60-80% of people encounter with the same problem at least once in their whole life time (1). Several studies have shown that some healthcare workers are at high risk of musculoskeletal disorders, particularly low back pain (2). The Nurses and paramed-ic staffs, especially ambulance paramedics who work in prehospital emergency...
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Treatment for mechanical lower back pain is a challenge in Western society, in which its occurrence can now be considered to have reached epidemic proportions. The origin of such pain and the factors that cause it to become chronic and recurrent remain poorly understood. Abnormalities in motor control and trunk muscle function have been found in individuals with chronic lumbar pain. Many studie...
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A usability test was conducted of two different manual defibrillators regularly used in the prehospital setting by emergency medical personnel. The purpose of the study was to demonstrate that design attention is needed to make manual defibrillators more error resistant and less hazardous to patient safety. Fourteen paramedics performed four tasks in a “laboratory” environment that included a c...
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BACKGROUND International studies have shown that some 60% of paramedics have experienced physical violence in the workplace, and between 21-78% have experienced verbal abuse. To date, there is no Australian literature describing Australian paramedics' experience of workplace violence. OBJECTIVE To identify the percentage of paramedics who had experienced six different forms of workplace viole...
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OBJECTIVE By having to adopt unnatural postures, echocardiographers place themselves at risk of back injury. The present study sought to document the incidence and severity of back pain among echocardiographers, and to identify personal, lifestyle and occupational characteristics that may predict risk of back pain. DESIGN A questionnaire concerning occupational, personal, and lifestyle charac...
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BACKGROUND Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent occupational health problems in industrialized countries. Little is known about the epidemiology of LBP in developing countries. AIMS To determine the prevalence of LBP among Nepalese textile workers and to investigate the influence of exposure to mechanical and other factors on LBP reporting. METHODS Interviewers completed questio...
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nursing and midwifery studiesجلد ۲، شماره ۴، صفحات ۱۰۳-۱۰۴
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