Studia Kinanthropologica 2013, 14(1):12-18

Motor performance in emergency medical rescue personnel in terms of gender differencies

I. Ružbarská
Vysoká škola medzinárodného podnikania ISM Prešov, Katedra spoločenských vied

In terms of professional orientation, motor and functional preconditions play an important supporting role and form an indispensable part of professional self-realization and long-term career fulfillment. Given the high percentage of female candidates for rescue work as well as females already employed in this field, identifying differences between the sexes is fully justified. The aim of this study was to examine and compare physical and motor indicators of male (N = 27) and female (N = 25) emergency medical rescuers. There was Eurofit test system applied. Through comparison of the somatometric parameters of the Men rescue-workers and Women rescue-workers groups using one-way ANOVA (p < 0.05), we can state statistically significant differences in all examined parameters apart from sum of skin folds. While the average BMI of female rescue-workers is within the normal band, the average BMI of male workers indicates overweight (> 25 kg.m2). A significantly higher level of strength, speed and endurance indicators is demonstrated with male rescue workers.

Keywords: medical rescuers; physical fitness; Eurofit

Published: March 30, 2013  Show citation

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Ružbarská I. Motor performance in emergency medical rescue personnel in terms of gender differencies. Studia Kinanthropologica. 2013;14(1):12-18.
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