Health problems among Swedish ambulance personnel : long-term risks compared to other professions in Sweden - a longitudinal register study

• Objectives. This study aimed to investigate whether Swedish ambulance personnel differ in the extent of suffering fromhealth problems compared to other occupational groups.Methods. Two cohorts of ambulance personnel from 2001 and2008, with 1778 and 2753 individuals, respectively, were followed regarding assignment of diagnostic coding (InternationalClassification of Diseases codes) until 2016. These two cohorts represent all who were employed as ambulance personnel bypublic employers during these years. Two comparison groups were added: other healthcare workers and other professions.All data were retrieved from national registers. The χ2 test was were used for statistical calculation.Results. Swedishambulance personnel are at a significantly higher risk of being affected by ‘Paroxysmal tachycardia, atrial fibrillation andflutter, other cardiac arrhythmias’, by ‘Other intervertebral disc disorders’ and by ‘Arthropathies’, when compared to bothcomparison groups in both cohorts. Almost similar results were seen for ‘Gonarthrosis’ and for ‘Dorsopathies’.Conclusions. Swedish ambulance personnel run the risk of being affected by certain diseases and injuries to a greater extent compared toother professions.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)

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Ambulance personnel

occupational injury

work-related diseases

work-related stress

register study

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