Occupational risks among healthcare professionals in the mobile emergency service: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective: to analyze what has been published in the national literature on occupational risks that SAMU professionals are exposed to. Method: This is an integrative review, whose search took place in the Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar, with 11 articles published between 2011 and 2020 being selected. Results: Physical risks such as siren noise and high temperature were identified; chemicals, dust and gases; biological, contact with blood, secretions and vomiting; ergonomic, weight lifting and inadequate posture; psychosocial, stress and mental fatigue. Some factors contribute to these problems, such as the insufficient number of workers, work overload, stressful hours, physical and emotional exhaustion and stress. Conclusion: The analyzed articles showed that health professionals who work at SAMU due to the nature of their work, are constantly exposed to occupational risks.