ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2016
Characteristics of Workplace Injuries among Nineteen Thousand Korean Firefighters.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Non-cancer health risks in firefighters: a systematic review.Epidemiology and health · 2022Pooled it
- A Profile of Injuries Sustained by Firefighters: A Critical Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
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- A profile of injuries within an Australian State Emergency Service Agency: a retrospective study.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
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- Occupational Injuries of Spanish Wildland Firefighters: A Descriptive Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The effects of a firefighting simulation on the vascular and autonomic functions and cognitive performance: a randomized crossover study.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal health in firefighters.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Physical fitness, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health, and occupational performance in firefighters.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Building Resilience in Firefighters: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Review
- Risk of Cerebro-Cardiovascular Diseases among Police Officers and Firefighters: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study.Yonsei medical journal · 2022Article
- Exploring the criteria and factors affecting firefighters' resilience: A qualitative study.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2022Article
- Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Musculoskeletal Health, Physical Fitness, and Occupational Performance in Firefighters: A Narrative Review.Journal of environmental and public health · 2022Review
- Pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium outcomes in female firefighters in Korea.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2020Article
- An overview of compensated work-related injuries among Korean firefighters from 2010 to 2015.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2018Article
- Relationship Between Physical Activity, Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors and Musculoskeletal Injuries in the City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
To determine the actual firefighter injury statistics in Korea, we conducted a survey on the nature of on-duty injuries among all male firefighters in Korea. We distributed questionnaires to all Korean male firefighters via email, and data from the 19,119 workers that responded were used for data analysis. The job types were categorized into fire suppression, emergency medical service (EMS) and officers. As estimated of age standardized injury prevalence per one thousand workers, 354 fire extinguishing personnel, 533 EMS workers, and 228 officers experienced one or more injuries during the previous 12 months. The odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of injuries was 1.86 (1.61-2.15) for fire suppression and 2.93 (2.51-3.42) for EMS personnel compared to officers after adjusting for age, marital status, smoking habit and career period. Age standardized absence days from work due to injuries per one thousand workers were 1,120, 1,337, and 676 for fire suppression, EMS and officers, respectively. Car accident (24.5%) was the most common cause and wound (42.3%) was the most common type of injuries. Our nationwide representative study showed that fire suppression and EMS workers are at greater risk of on-duty injuries compared to officers. We observed different injury characteristics compared to those reported in other countries.
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