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Municipal Firefighter's Medical Standards and Essential Functions
http://www.mass.gov/perac/disability/municipalfirefighter.pdf
Author: Domenic Russo, A. Joseph DeNucci, Deval Patrick, Paul Doane, Kenneth Donnelly, James Machado, Donald
Date Published: November 2007
Publisher: PERAC
Keywords: Medical Fitness Standards, Firefighting Demands
Near-maximal ECG stress testing and coronary artery disease risk factor analysis in Los Angeles City fire fighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1195026&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Barnard RJ, Gardner GW, Diaco NV, Kattus AA.
Date Published: November 1975
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, ECG stress test, medical fitness, medical risks, coronary artery disease%0a
No smoking area - the need of a smoking control regulation for the Puerto Rico Fire Department
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36321.pdf
Author: Rodriguez, Carmen G.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, smoking control, wellness programs, smoking cessation%0a
Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Firefighters: A Prospective Cohort Study
http://www.obesityresearch.org/cgi/content/abstract/13/10/1756
Author: Elpidoforos S. Soteriades, Russ Hauser, Ichiro Kawachi,, Dimitrios Liarokapis, David C. Christiani,
Date Published: 13:1756-1763, 2005
Publisher: Obesity Research
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical risks, obesity, heart function, cardiovascular disease%0a
Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Factor, Paradox, and Impact of Weight Loss
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109709007463
Author: Carl Lavie, Richard Milani, Hector Ventura
Date Published: May 26 2009
Publisher: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Physical Fitness
Obesity and risk of job disability in male firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18204003
Author: Soteriades ES, Hauser R, Kawachi I, Christiani DC, Kales SN.
Date Published: June 2008
Publisher: Harvard School of Public Health
Keywords: stress, fire
Oxygen cost of the CF-DND Fire Fit Test in Males and Females
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/article?option1=tka&value1=firefighter+AND+fitness&pageSize=50&index=12
Author: Randy Dreger, Stewart Petersen
Date Published: June 1 2007
Publisher: NRC Research Press
Keywords: Female Firefighters, Medical Fitness, Physical Demands
Perceptual and Physiological Heat Strain: Examination in Firefighters in Laboratory - and Field-Based Studies
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/article?option1=tka&value1=firefighter+AND+heart&pageSize=20&index=17
Author: S. Petruzzello, J. Gaplin, E. Snook, D. Smith
Date Published: June 2009
Publisher: Taylor Francis Ltd
Keywords: Heat Stress, Medical Fitness
Physical Demands of Firefighter Search and Rescue in Ambient Environmental Conditions
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/article?option1=tka&value1=firefighter+AND+heart&pageSize=10&index=5
Author: V. Richmond, M. Rayson, D. Wilkinson, J Carter, S. Blacker
Date Published: July 2008
Publisher: Taylor Francis Ltd
Keywords: Physical Demands, Firefighting Demands
Physiological determinants of the candidate physical ability test in firefighters
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20938354
Author: Sheaff AK, Bennett A, Hanson ED, Kim YS, Hsu J, Shim JK, Edwards ST, Hurley BF
Date Published: November 2010
Publisher: Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, University of Maryland
Keywords: physical fitness, fire
Physiological Responses to Wearing a Prototype Firefighter Ensemble Compared with a Standard Ensemble
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/article?option1=tka&value1=firefighter+AND+heart&pageSize=10&index=7
Author: Jon Williams, Aitor Coca, Raymond Roberge, Angie Shepherd, Jeffery Powell, Ronald Shaffer
Date Published: January 2011
Publisher: Taylor Francis Ltd
Keywords: Firefighting Demands, Physical Demands
Predictors of on-duty coronary events in male firefighters in the United States
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18308003
Author: JR Geibe, J Holder, L Peeples, AM Kinney, JW Burress, SN Kales
Date Published: December 21 2007
Publisher: American Journal of Cardiology
Keywords: Heart Health, Medical Fitness
Preventing Firefighter Fatalities Due to Heart Attacks and Other Sudden Cardiovascular Events
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2007-133/pdfs/2007-133.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: June 2007
Publisher: NIOSH
Keywords: Heart Health, Medical Fitness, Cardiovascular Disease
Pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms in wildland firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1765858&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Rothman N, Ford DP, Baser ME, Hansen JA, O'Toole T, Tockman MS, Strickland PT.
Date Published: November 1991
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, medical risks, lung function, respiratory symptoms, wildland firefighting%0a
Recruit Fitness Training
http://www.firefighternation.com/article/firefighter-fitness-and-health/recruit-fitness-training
Author: Monte Egherman
Date Published: 12/1/2011
Publisher: FireRescue
Keywords: recruit standards, recruit training, recruit screening, physical fitness programs, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, orthopedic fitness, Initiative 6
Respiratory protection programs for firefighters: a survey of practices for the state of Kentucky.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18051665
Author: Easterling GH, Prince S.
Date Published: November -December 2
Publisher: Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, College of Publ
Keywords: respiratory protection, fire
Seasonality and Coronary Heart Disease Deaths in the United States Firefighters
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/article?option1=tka&value1=firefighter+AND+heart&pageSize=10&index=9
Author: Ibeawuchi Mbanu, Gregory Wellenius, Murray Mittleman, Lynne Peeples, Leonard Stallings, Stefanos Kal
Date Published: July 2007
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Keywords: Heart Disease, Medical Fitness
Smoke Associated Cyanide Exposure: The Importance of Prompt Recognition and Protocols for Prehospital Treatment
http://manageyourair.com/articles/SMOKE_Education_Supplement_August_2006.pdf
Author: James Augustine and Donald W. Walsh
Date Published: August 2006
Publisher: Cyanide Poisoning Treatment Coalition
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, cyanide, smoke inhalation, EMS%0a
Standards of Medical Fitness
http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r40_501.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: December 14, 2007
Publisher: Department of the Army
Keywords: Medical Fitness Standards, Fitness
Stress Testing in the Medical Evaluation for Hazardous Materials Duty: Results and Consequences in Three Groups of Candidates
http://journals.lww.com/joem/Abstract/2005/05000/Stress_Testing_in_the_Medical_Evaluation_for.8.aspx
Author: Lawrence Raymond, Thomas Barringer, Joseph Konen
Date Published: May 2005
Publisher: Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Medical Evaluation, Health Hazard Evaluation, Stress Testing
The Company Officers Role in Creating a Fitness Culture
http://www.firefighternation.com/article/firefighter-safety-health/company-officers-role-creating-fitness-culture
Author: Jeff & Martha Ellis
Date Published: 9/1/2010
Publisher: FireRescue
Keywords: fitness programs, fitness evaluation, physical fitness, physcial fitness programs, company officer, leadership, Initiative 6
The Determinants of Firefighter Physical Fitness: An Inductive Inquiry Into Firefighter Culture and Coronary Risk Salience
http://gradworks.umi.com/33/04/3304381.html
Author: John Staley
Date Published: October 2008
Publisher: Proquest
Keywords: Medical Fitness, Heart Disease
The Management of Heat Stress for the Firefighter: A Review of Work Conducted on Behalf of the Toronto Fire Service
http://www.jniosh.go.jp/en/indu_hel/pdf/indhealth_44_3_414.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: April 12 2006
Publisher: Inudstrial Health
Keywords: Heat Stress, Medical Fitness
Why the Fire Service Needs Enforced Fitness Standards
http://www.firefighternation.com/article/firefighter-safety-health/why-fire-service-needs-enforced-fitness-standards
Author: Jeff & Martha Ellis
Date Published: 8/1/2009
Publisher: FireRescue
Keywords: fitness programs, fitness evaluation, physical fitness, physcial fitness programs, medical fitness standard, minimum fitness standard, medical standards, Initiative 6