Chronic pain among public safety personnel in Canada

Abstract

Chronic pain is highly prevalent in the general population and may be even higheramong public safety personnel (PSP; e.g., correctional officers, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics,police). Comprehensive data on chronic pain among diverse Canadian PSP are relatively sparse.Aims: The current study was designed to provide initial estimates of chronic pain frequencyand severity among Canadian PSP.

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Keywords

Chronic pain, First responders, Public safety personnel (PSP), Work injuries

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