A five year study comparing early retirements on medical grounds in ambulance personnel with those in other groups of health service staff

摘要

The objective of this study was to compare morbidity between ambulance staff and other groups of health service workers, to facilitate planning of occupational health (OH) services. A retrospective study of employees of the Eastern health and Social Services Board, Northern Ireland was conducted. Subjects were 181 men and 353 Women assessed at OH between 1988-92 and found eligible(on the basis of Permanent incapacity) to apply for early retirement on medical grounds (EROMG). When causes of retirement were looked at it was found that musculoskeletal, Circulatory and mental disorders were most common in all groups (overall making up three-quarters of retirements).