Ergonomic assessment of musculoskeletal risk among a sample of Portuguese emergency medical technicians
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2020.103077
Abstract: Abstract The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in healthcare professionals is high, patient handling tasks being one of the main causes. This article focused on the analysis of the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in patient handling… read more here.
Keywords: medical technicians; emergency medical; ergonomics; risk ... See more keywords
Determinants of Stress, Depression, Quality of Life, and Intent to Leave in Washington State Emergency Medical Technicians During COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002587
Abstract: Through a survey of emergency medical technicians in the Puget Sound region of Washington, we found that 67.5% of respondents reported high stress, and 35.0% had scores indicating that major depressive disorder was likely. Job… read more here.
Keywords: stress depression; depression; quality life; life intent ... See more keywords
Exercise serpent anatomy: cadaveric trauma simulation training to improve the resilience of reservist combat medical technicians
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DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2018-000933
Abstract: We recently provided training in the Human Dissection Room at the University of Cambridge for reservist combat medical technicians (CMTs) with a particular emphasis on improving their resilience when exposed to battlefield trauma. Reservist medical… read more here.
Keywords: medical technicians; anatomy; combat medical; reservist combat ... See more keywords
Quality of focused thoracic ultrasound performed by emergency medical technicians and paramedics in a prehospital setting: a feasibility study
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DOI: 10.1186/s13049-021-00856-8
Abstract: Background In a prehospital setting, the severity of respiratory symptoms in patients calling for an ambulance differ. The initial evaluation, diagnosing, and thereby management can be challenging because respiratory symptoms can be caused by disease… read more here.
Keywords: medical technicians; ultrasound examinations; quality; technicians paramedics ... See more keywords
Practices and problems of female health/medical technicians in North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
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DOI: 10.26719/1995.1.2.253
Abstract: The Ministry of Health in Pakistan introduced in 1977 mid-level health workers called medical technicians to provide emergency aid and rudimentary services at basic health units and rural health centres. With the policy of placement… read more here.
Keywords: medical technicians; pakistan; female health; problems female ... See more keywords
The Effects of Interactive eBooks on Dyspnea Assessment and Management among Emergency Medical Technicians: A Repeated-Measures Analysis
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10101932
Abstract: Dyspnea is a common emergency requiring urgent care, and a variety of factors may mislead emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Typically, EMT education uses traditional lectures with paper books. The effect of interactive eBooks on EMT… read more here.
Keywords: emergency; ebook; interactive ebooks; paper ... See more keywords
Investigation of Psychological Stress and Sleep Quality of Emergency Medical Technicians in Taiwan Fire Department during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010137
Abstract: When the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) began to ravage the world in 2019, the World Health Organization became concerned. The epidemic has a high mortality and contagion rate, with severe health and psychological impacts on… read more here.
Keywords: medical technicians; stress; emergency medical; sleep quality ... See more keywords