TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Injury related hospital admission of female firefighters in South Korea
JO  - International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics
A1  - Song, Ji Young
A1  - Kim, Min-Gi
A1  - Ahn, Yeon-Soon
SP  - 575
EP  - 582
VL  - 25
IS  - 4
N2  - PURPOSE: The main objective of this study was to ascertain whether injury related hospital admission in all South Korea female firefighters is greater than that in the general population. <br><br>METHODS: To perform this comparison, the standardized admission ratios (SARs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated by person-years and mortality computation software. <br><br>RESULTS: Compared to the general population, the SARs of overall injury (SAR =1.57, 95%CI [1.24, 1.96]) as well as for injury to the lower back (SAR =2.78, 95%CI [1.81, 4.07]) in the female firefighters were significantly higher. The SARs for injury to the knee (SAR=2.48, 95% CI [1.18, 4.55]) in the emergency medical services (EMS) workers were significantly higher than those in the general population. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that the SARs of overall injury and injury to the lower back in the female firefighters and knee injury in the EMS were significantly higher than those in the general population. Further studies are needed to protect the lower back of firefighters and the knees of EMS.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-3548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2017.1411666
ID  - ref1
ER  -