Abstract
Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) have a high prevalence of low back injuries and low-back pain. Low back exoskeletons, that have proven to be effective tools in injury prevention in industry, can be seen as a potential solution to reducing the risk of injury for EMTs. The aim of this study was to evaluate user perception and perceived workload of EMTs for a low back exoskeleton. Trained EMTs performed various equipment and patient handling tasks as well as tasks providing emergency care in a control condition and while wearing a low back exoskeleton. While overall perception of the exoskeleton was positive, EMTs did not perceive the low back exoskeleton to be useful for their job.
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