Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

SCOPUS
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 1

Analysis of Muscle Activity of Ambulance Workers carrying a patient on a stretcher with or without Helmets

  • Author:
  • Ga-Ram Choi1,, Byung-Jun Cho2, Yong-Taek Han3, Seung-Yong Kim4, Gyoung-Yong Kim5, Dong-Min Shin6
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 170 to 174

1Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, Sangdang-gu Namil-myeon 335-1, Cheongju, Chungbuk, 28187, Republic of Korea

2Dept. Emergency Medical Technology, Kangwon National University, Joongang-ro, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do, 25913, Republic of Korea, cho6451@gmail.com

3Korea Fire Institute, 331, Jisamro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17088, Republic of Korea, rthan102@hanmail.net

4Dept. of Management Information System, Korea National University of Transportation, 50 Daehak-ro, Chungju-si, Chungbuk, 27469, Republic of Korea, sykim@g.ut.ac.kr

5Yangpeong Fire Station, Kyungkang-ro 2047 Yangpeong-eup, Yangpeong-gun, Kyungkido, 12547, Republic of Korea, dragon01@gg.go.kr

6Dept. Emergency Medical Technology, Korea National University of Transportation, 50 Daehak-ro, Chungjusi, Chungbuk, 27469, Republic of Korea, dmshin@ut.ac.kr

*Corresponding Author E-mail: choigaram@afa.ac.kr

Online published on 12 June, 2018.

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to reduce musculoskeletal symptoms. Ambulance workers with helmets performed lifting and lowering a stretcher.

At this time, we compared the muscle activity of upper body muscles. With the collected data, descriptive statistics were conducted for each part and situation. We used an analysis method to verify the difference before and after wearing helmets.

The results of upper body muscle activity were calculated. When workers were wearing a helmet and lowering a stretcher, the muscle activity was high and showed statistically significant values in the right sternocleidomastoid muscle (p<.005), right splenius capitis (p<.001), left splenius capitis (p<.05), right trapezius muscle (p<.05), and left erector spinae muscle (p<.005). When workers were wearing helmets and lifting the stretcher, the muscle activity was high and showed statistically significant values in the left splenius capitis (p<.001), left trapezius muscle (p<.05), and right erector spinae muscle (p<.001). Therefore, our results suggest that developing higher helmets will reduce the stress of neck and back and musculoskeletal fatigue.

Therefore, our results suggest that developing higher helmets will reduce the stress of neck and back and musculoskeletal fatigue.

Keywords

Musculoskeletal symptoms, Ambulance workers, helmets, fatigue, stress of neck and back