Prospective Cohort Study on Paramedic Fatigue: Impact of Workload and Shift Schedule

|Publish Date: May 27, 2025|Keywords: Contemporary EHF 2025, Publications|

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Amin Yazdani & Marcus Yung
Abstract
Paramedics experience significant levels of fatigue that may affect their health and safety and the safety of the communities they serve. Through a 1-year prospective cohort study, combining ActiGraph watch data and ambulance call reports, we found possible relationships between workload (i.e., call volume), work arrangement (i.e., shift schedule), and sleep quality and duration.