@article{ref1,
title="NJ EMS line of duty deaths: a trend analysis",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2022",
author="Houser, Ryan S.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: As early as 2002, researchers were calling the occupational fatalities in EMS, a hidden crisis. Little consideration has been given to the needs for a safer working environment. <br><br>METHODS: This is a secondary data analysis of Line of Duty Death data of NJ EMS workers from 1912 to 2020. <br><br>RESULTS: There were 81 reported LODDs. LODDs were greater for the 2000 s period than the 1900 s period and the results were the same when outliers were excluded. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Efforts are needed to study the plethora of threats to EMS providers in order to target mitigation measures to implement a safety environment within a hot zone of potential threats. These threats are not novel, but it is time for novel solutions to mirror the efforts afforded to fire and police personnel, ensuring a fully safe and resilient public safety sector.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000002524",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002524"
}