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Emergency Room Admission of On-Duty Police at a Swiss University Hospital
Joint Authors
Aeschbacher, Gina
Businger, Adrian
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis Konstantinos
Zimmermann, Heinz
Martinolli, Luca
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Police and law enforcement officers may face physical violence and multiple occupational hazards in the line of duty.
There is no nationwide statistical reporting of police officers’ injuries in Switzerland.
The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological features of emergency room admissions of on-duty police officers.
Methods.
The retrospective analysis was based on the prospective database of the Emergency Department of Bern University Hospital.
Fifty-seven (57) police officers presenting to our department were included and analysed.
Results.
Minor blunt trauma (32/57) associated with extremity trauma was the leading cause of admission to our emergency department.
16 body fluid born exposures with a possible risk of viral transmission were reported, with 12/16 cases during summer; serological testing for HBV, HCV, and HIV was negative in all cases.
No police death was reported.
Conclusions.
Police officers are exposed to occupational hazards.
In comparison to other countries the number of severely injured or killed officers is very low.
In the light of the daily reports in the lay media about assaulted police officers, it may be assumed that the majority of injured police officers were treated by general practitioners outside the hospital or treated by themselves.
An adequate injury prevention strategy is desirable, combined with more meticulous nationwide reporting of police officers’ injuries.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis Konstantinos& Businger, Adrian& Aeschbacher, Gina& Martinolli, Luca& Zimmermann, Heinz. 2012. Emergency Room Admission of On-Duty Police at a Swiss University Hospital. ISRN Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512959
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis Konstantinos…[et al.]. Emergency Room Admission of On-Duty Police at a Swiss University Hospital. ISRN Emergency Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512959
American Medical Association (AMA)
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis Konstantinos& Businger, Adrian& Aeschbacher, Gina& Martinolli, Luca& Zimmermann, Heinz. Emergency Room Admission of On-Duty Police at a Swiss University Hospital. ISRN Emergency Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512959
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-512959