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Occupational Injury Claims Related to Patient Lifting and Moving in a Safety-Oriented Emergency Medical Services Agency

Background: Patient lifting injuries remain a significant hazard to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers despite preventative and mitigative strategies. Objective: To better characterize the nature of occupational injury involving patient and stretcher handling. Methods: A retrospective review...

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Autores principales: Fratta, Kyle A, Levy, Matthew J, Brothers, James M, Baer, Gamaliel D, Scharf, Becca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7550220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33062522
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10404