Well-being at work among helicopter emergency medical service personnel in Finland
Sallinen, Mikael; Laukkanen-Nevala, Päivi; Puttonen, Sampsa; Virkkunen, Ilkka; Vanttola, Päivi; Olkinuora, Anna (2019)
Sallinen, Mikael
Laukkanen-Nevala, Päivi
Puttonen, Sampsa
Virkkunen, Ilkka
Vanttola, Päivi
Olkinuora, Anna
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health FinnHEMS Research and Development Unit
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:9789522618818
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:9789522618818
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Personnel engaged in emergency medical services (EMS) and in helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) perform challenging missions 24/7. This underlines the importance of overall well-being at work among these personnel. Only healthy personnel can successfully perform challenging HEMS missions in the long run.
Fatigue due to an imbalance between overall strain and recovery is an occupational hazard that may compromise both well-being at work and operational and patient safety in HEMS settings. However, there are no evidence-based recommendations available on how to mitigate fatigue at HEMS work. For this reason, it is important to create a comprehensive picture of HEMS personnel’s overall well-being at work, including on-duty fatigue, at the national level.
The research aim of the present study was to assess the overall well-being at work among HEMS personnel in Finland, with the main emphasis on fatigue and the balance between strain and recovery. To make the results as useful as possible for development actions, different occupational groups, duties, and task load levels were considered in the assessment.
The development aim of the present study was to a) identify the main development needs to promote the overall balance between strain and recovery in HEMS professionals and b) introduce a future improvement plan to achieve this goal.
Fatigue due to an imbalance between overall strain and recovery is an occupational hazard that may compromise both well-being at work and operational and patient safety in HEMS settings. However, there are no evidence-based recommendations available on how to mitigate fatigue at HEMS work. For this reason, it is important to create a comprehensive picture of HEMS personnel’s overall well-being at work, including on-duty fatigue, at the national level.
The research aim of the present study was to assess the overall well-being at work among HEMS personnel in Finland, with the main emphasis on fatigue and the balance between strain and recovery. To make the results as useful as possible for development actions, different occupational groups, duties, and task load levels were considered in the assessment.
The development aim of the present study was to a) identify the main development needs to promote the overall balance between strain and recovery in HEMS professionals and b) introduce a future improvement plan to achieve this goal.
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