Workers’ compensation injury claims among workers in the private ambulance services industry—Ohio, 2001–2011

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Ind Med
• Personal Author:
  Reichard, Audrey A. ; Al-Tarawneh, Ibraheem S. ; Konda, Srinivas ; Wei, Chia ; Wurzelbacher, Steven J. ; Meyers, Alysha R. ; Bertke, Stephen J. ; Bushnell, P. Timothy ; Tseng, Chih-Yu ; Lampl, Michael P. ; Robins, David C.
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• Description:
  Background: ; Ambulance service workers frequently transfer and transport patients. These tasks involve occupational injury risks such as heavy lifting, awkward postures, and frequent motor vehicle travel. ; Methods: ; We examined Ohio workers’ compensation injury claims among state-insured ambulance service workers working for private employers from 2001 to 2011. Injury claim counts and rates are presented by claim types, diagnoses, and injury events; only counts are available by worker characteristics. ; Results: ; We analyzed a total of 5882 claims. The majority were medical-only (<8 days away from work). The overall injury claim rate for medical-only and lost-time cases was 12.1 per 100 full-time equivalents. Sprains and strains accounted for 60% of all injury claims. Overexertion from patient handling was the leading injury event, followed by motor vehicle roadway incidents. ; Conclusions: ; Study results can guide the development or improvement of injury prevention strategies. Focused efforts related to patient handling and vehicle incidents are needed.
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Ambulances
  • Emergency Responders
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Injuries
  • Ohio
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• Keywords:
  • ambulance
  • emergency medical technicians
  • occupational injuries
  • surveillance
  • workers’ compensation
• Source:
  Am J Ind Med. 61(12):986-996
• Pubmed ID:
  30417397
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11298168
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; NoneInternational/
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  12
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/159559/cdc_159559_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 428.88 KB]
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  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:752e59bd465febfaf7c2f525334fa413e3c6919ed9d9084cf9e068bc09ae933926f215f877d76b75b3893fc0ee98827aad0ee451ea6624b0c8e75230e8866fe6