Ambulance Services, Skaraborg Hospital, Sweden.
Research and Development Centre, Skaraborg Hospital, Sweden.
Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2022 Jun;28(2):1130-1135. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2020.1867400. Epub 2021 Mar 2.
This study aimed to investigate whether Swedish ambulance personnel differ in the extent of suffering from health problems compared to other occupational groups. Two cohorts of ambulance personnel from 2001 and 2008, with 1778 and 2753 individuals, respectively, were followed regarding assignment of diagnostic coding (International Classification of Diseases codes) until 2016. These two cohorts represent all who were employed as ambulance personnel by public employers during these years. Two comparison groups were added: other healthcare workers and other professions. All data were retrieved from national registers. The test was were used for statistical calculation. Swedish ambulance personnel are at a significantly higher risk of being affected by 'Paroxysmal tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and flutter, other cardiac arrhythmias', by 'Other intervertebral disc disorders' and by 'Arthropathies', when compared to both comparison groups in both cohorts. Almost similar results were seen for 'Gonarthrosis' and for 'Dorsopathies'. . Swedish ambulance personnel run the risk of being affected by certain diseases and injuries to a greater extent compared to other professions.
本研究旨在探讨与其他职业群体相比，瑞典救护人员在健康问题的严重程度上是否存在差异。 对 2001 年和 2008 年的两个救护人员队列（分别有 1778 人和 2753 人）进行了随访，分别根据诊断编码（国际疾病分类代码）进行了随访，直至 2016 年。这两个队列代表了这些年期间所有受雇于公共雇主的救护人员。添加了两个对照组：其他医护人员和其他职业。所有数据均从国家登记处检索获得。 测试用于统计计算。 与两个对照组相比，瑞典救护人员在两个队列中患“阵发性心动过速、心房颤动和扑动、其他心律失常”、“其他椎间盘疾病”和“关节病”的风险显著更高。对于“膝关节骨关节炎”和“脊柱病”也观察到几乎相似的结果。. 与其他职业相比，瑞典救护人员患某些疾病和受伤的风险更大。
