The association between EMS workplace safety culture and safety outcomes.

Matthew D. Weaver; Henry E. Wang; Rollin J. Fairbanks; Daniel Patterson

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The association between EMS workplace safety culture and safety outcomes.

December 7, 2011

Weaver MD, Wang HE, Fairbanks RJ, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2012;16(1):43-52.

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This survey of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel found that lower perceived safety culture was associated with an increased risk of adverse events in patients and an increased risk of injury in EMS providers.

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