What common injuries and illnesses can health workers claim for?
Common types of emergency service accidents and injuries include:
- Psychological injury – emergency service professionals often face traumatic situations where there is a threat to their physical safety and, as a result, can sustain a psychological injury, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety.
- Injuries from being assaulted – emergency service professionals often are injured by members of the public while working to protect the community.
- Lifting and carrying – emergency service workers are often required to lift or carry people or things in a hurry, and this can lead to back and spinal injuries.
- Car accidents – emergency workers are often injured while rushing to the scene to help others.
- Assault – Physical harm through public assaults while performing their duties to safeguard communities.
