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Signa vitae : journal for intesive care and emergency medicine, Vol. Volume 14 No. 2, 2018.

Letter to the Editor

https://doi.org/10.22514/SV142.102018.14

Sudden cardiac arrest in Belgrade emergency medical technician occurring at workplace – a brand new case

SLAĐANA ANĐELIĆ orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-5233-8287 ; Emergency Medical Services, Belgrade, Serbia
TIANA PETROVIĆ
RADOJKA GLAMOČLIJA
ALEKSANDAR OKILJEVIĆ
SANJA PETROVIĆ PAJIĆ

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Abstract

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is always an important topic, which catches physicians and health professionals’ attention. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Organization, 15% of workplace fatalities are due to SCA. While the incidence of SCA among employees in other Emergency services, i.e. firefighters (1) and police (2) has been described in the literature, there are no recorded data or published studies about SCA among medical staff employees in Emergency Medical Services (EMS). We describe the rare case SCA in emergency medical technicians (EMT) while in workplace.

Keywords

sudden cardiac arresT; medical technician; EMS; workplace

Hrčak ID:

217611

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/217611

Publication date:

1.11.2018.

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