Ergonomic assessment of musculoskeletal risk among a sample of Portuguese emergency medical technicians |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness, and Performance, School of Business, Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Kitchener, ON, Canada;2. Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Waterloo, ON, Canada;3. School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada;4. School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;1. Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, India;2. Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Father Muller Medical College, India;3. Associate Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Father Muller Medical College, India;4. Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Father Muller Medical College, India;1. Groupe de recherche en analyse du mouvement et ergonomie, Université Laval, Département de kinesiologie, 2300 rue de la Terrasse, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada;2. Institut de recherche Robert Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 Boul. De Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 3C2, Canada;3. Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire de Québec, Quebec, Canada |
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| 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 tasks, performed by emergency medical technicians. The study included 20 technicians from the National Institute of Medical Emergency and a total of 292 analysed postures. REBA results indicated that, of the 292 postures, 47% presented a medium risk and 29% high risk. The task “transport of the chair on the stairs - bottom position” obtained the most critical REBA score and the task “placement of the stair chair into the ambulance - top position” involved higher effort, according to the technicians’ perception. With this study, it was possible to diagnose the risk level of musculoskeletal disorders in tasks of manual handling performed by these professionals, allowing to identify specific actions that can compromise their health and safety. Hereafter, based on risk factors identification, it is relevant to the sector to develop solutions for these first responders, focusing on design features, based on an ergonomics participatory methodology. |
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| Keywords: | Emergency medical technicians Work-related musculoskeletal disorders REBA |
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