Study of paramedic staff safety comparing Greater Manchester and Finland
Lisitsyn, Dimitri; Auvinen, Teija (2017)
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Saimaan ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017120519953
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017120519953
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The purpose of this study was to gather information about threats and safety issues from the emergency medical care personnel in Greater Manchester area and compare these results with the same research done in Finland by another research group. This thesis is a part of a bigger safety project, which was com-missioned by The Union of Health and Social Care Professionals in Finland (Tehy) and The Union of Finnish Prehospital Medical Care (SEHL).
A mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods were used in this thesis. A structured observation form was composed together with the Finnish research group. Consulting health care professionals was beneficial in this observation form. The collected data was analysed using the SPSS 24.0 software.
The results were divided into six different themes. The results and findings of this study show that the area of safety issues is wide. The most notable factor is that although there were not that many serious incidents, the worker has a critical part in occupational safety concerning many low risk safety factors. This requires co-operation between the workers and employers.
A mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods were used in this thesis. A structured observation form was composed together with the Finnish research group. Consulting health care professionals was beneficial in this observation form. The collected data was analysed using the SPSS 24.0 software.
The results were divided into six different themes. The results and findings of this study show that the area of safety issues is wide. The most notable factor is that although there were not that many serious incidents, the worker has a critical part in occupational safety concerning many low risk safety factors. This requires co-operation between the workers and employers.