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Evaluating fitness-for-duty popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33108.pdf
Author: Cody, William M.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness evaluations, medical evaluations, fitness-for-duty%0a
Evaluation of the implementation of a periodic medical examination program for the Fire Department of the City of New York popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32797.pdf
Author: Peruggia, John J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical evaluations, medical fitness program%0a
Fire Department Physical Fitness: A Bullhead City Approach popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo28157.PDF
Author: Rick Southey
Date Published: February 1998
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness programs, medical evaluations, strength and conditioning, wellness programs%0a
Firefighter medical screening popular
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=9457&bFlag=0&ID=33
Author: Tubbs-RL; Mitchell-S; Anderson-KE
Date Published: 1984
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical screening, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices%0a
The effects of adopting NFPA 1582 on the Bay County Fire Department popular
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33144.pdf
Author: Majka, Robert J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical evaluations, medical fitness program, NFPA 1582, organization
A Health Hazard Evaluation of Antimony Exposure in Firefighters
http://journals.lww.com/joem/Abstract/2010/01000/A_Health_Hazard_Evaluation_of_Antimony_Exposure_in.11.aspx
Author: Marie de Perio, Srinivas Durgam, Kathleen Caldwell, Judith Eisenberg
Date Published: January 2010
Publisher: Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Medical Fitness Evaluation, Health Hazard Evaluation
A Screening-Level Assessment of the Health Risks of Chronic Smoke Exposure for Wildland Firefighters
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713774411~db=all
Author: Booze, Thomas F; Reinhardt, Timothy E; Quiring, Sharon J; Ottmar, Roger D
Date Published: Volume 1, Issue 5 Ma
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 6, wildland firefighter safety, medical screening, smoke exposure %0a
Blood Pressure in Firefighters, Police Officers, and Other Emergency Responders
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18927545
Author: SN Kales, AJ Tsismenakis, C Zhang, ES Soteriades
Date Published: January 22 2009
Publisher: American Journal of Hypertension
Keywords: Heart Health
Blood-borne pathogens among firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16036853&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: April-June 2005
Publisher: Prehospital Emergency Care
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, bloodborne pathogens%0a
Cardiac stress tests or heart scans: assessing their effectiveness
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Kellen, Chris W
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical evaluations, cardiac stress tests, heart scans%0a
Comparison of Cardiocirculatory and Thermal Strain of Male Firefighters During Fire Suppression to Exercise Stress Test and Aerobic Exercise Testing
http://www.ajconline.org/article/S0002-9149(08)01276-9/abstract
Author: Peter Angerer, Silke Kadlez-Gebhardt, Michael Delius, Petru Raluca, Dennis Nowak
Date Published: December 1 2008
Publisher: American Journal of Cardiology
Keywords: Stress Testing, Heart Stress, Cardiac Stress Tests
Comparison of cardiocirculatory and thermal strain of male firefighters during fire suppression to exercise stress test and aerobic exercise testing.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19026313
Author: Angerer P, Kadlez-Gebhardt S, Delius M, Raluca P, Nowak D
Date Published: December 1 2008
Publisher: Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social, and Environmental
Keywords: physical performance tests, fire
Development and validation of a fitness screening protocol for firefighter applicants.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1325259&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Gledhill N, Jamnik VK.
Date Published: September 1992
Publisher: Canadian Journal of Sport Science
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, fitness evaluations, medical standards, fitness screening, recruit sc
Effect of fire smoke on some biochemical parameters in firefighters of Saudi Arabia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19077241
Author: Al-Malki AL, Rezq AM, Al-Saedy MH.
Date Published: December 2008
Publisher: Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdualziz University
Keywords: toxic exposre, fire
Fatalities among volunteer and career firefighters--United States, 1994-2004.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16645570
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Date Published: April 28. 2006
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Keywords: national standards, firefighter
Firefighter Fatalities: Improving Performance and Preventing Injuries and Fatalities
http://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/Abstract/2011/05000/Firefighter_Fitness__Improving_Performance_and.13.aspx
Author: Denise Smith
Date Published: May 2011
Publisher: Current Sports Medicine Reports
Keywords: Injury Risk, Medical Fitness, Heart Disease
Firefighter Fitness and Medical Evaluations: A Difficult Journey
http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/display/347476/articles/fire-engineering/health-__safety/fitness/2008/12/firefighter-fitness-and-medical-evaluations-a-difficult-journey.html
Author: John Murphy
Date Published: December 1 2008
Publisher: Fire Engineering Magazine
Keywords: Physical Fitness, Medical Fitness Standards
Firefighter Fitness, Coronary Heart Disease, and Sudden Cardiac Death Risk
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/png/ajhb/2011/00000035/00000005/art00009
Author: John Staley, Bryan Weiner, Laura Linnan
Date Published: September 2011
Publisher: American Journal of Health Behavior
Keywords: Heart Disease, Medical Fitness
Firefighter' Heart Attack Risk Soars at the Scene
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17695966/ns/health-heart_health/t/firefighters-heart-attack-risk-soars-scene/
Author: Bill Dedman
Date Published: March 26 2007
Publisher: MSNBC
Keywords: Heart Health, Heart Attack, Cardiovascular Disease
Firefighters and Heart Disease: Beyond the Statistics
http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/display/279495/articles/fire-engineering/volume-159/issue-12/features/firefighters-and-heart-disease-beyond-the-statistics.html/
Author: Mary Jane Dittmar
Date Published: December 1 2006
Publisher: Fire Engineering Magazine
Keywords: Heart Health, Medical Fitness
Health surveillance for rural volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17323871
Author: Gaetano DE, Ackerman S, Clark A, Hodge B, Hohensee T, May J, Whiteman W.
Date Published: February 2007
Publisher: New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health/HealthWorks
Keywords: volunteer fire
Heart Healthy Firefighter Program: 2004 and 2005 Summary of Screening Results
http://www.healthy-firefighter.org/files/documents/2006nvfcsummarycharts.pdf
Author: L&T Health and Fitness
Date Published: 2004/2005
Publisher: National Volunteer Fire Council
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical screening, cardiovascular health%0a
High-resolution 12-lead electrocardiograms of on-duty professional firefighters: a pilot feasibility study
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21206348
Author: Carey MG, Thevenin BJ
Date Published: July-August 2009
Publisher: School of Nursing, State University of New York at Buffalo
Keywords: physical health, firefighting
High-Resolution 12-lead electrocardiograms of on-duty professional firefighters: a pilot feasibility study
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21206348
Author: MG Carey, BJ Thevenin
Date Published: July 2009
Publisher: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Keywords: ECG responses, Medical Fitness, Heart Health
Medical Fitness Evaluation for respirator users: results of a national survey of private sector employers
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17563613
Author: G. Syamlal, B. Doney, K.M. Bang, M. Greskevitch, D. Groce, S. Ganocy, W. Hoffman
Date Published: June 2007
Publisher: Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Medical Fitness Evaluation