Noise exposure during prehospital emergency physicians work on Mobile Emergency Care Units and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services

Noise exposure during prehospital emergency physicians work on Mobile Emergency Care Units and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services

Abstract Background Prehospital personnel are at risk of occupational hearing loss due to high noise exposure. The aim of the study was to establish an overview of noise exposure during emergency responses in Mobile Emergency Care Units (MECU), ambulances and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (H...

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Main Authors: Mads Christian Tofte Hansen, Jesper Hvass Schmidt, Anne C. Brøchner, Jakob Kjersgaard Johansen, Stine Zwisler, Søren Mikkelsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Noise exposure
Pre-hospital
Ambulance
Helicopter
HEMS
Occupational guidelines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0459-9

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