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Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Paramedics --- Se
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwR/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4929a3.htm
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: July 28, 2000 / 49(2
Publisher: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Center for Disease Control
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, hepatitis C
IAFC Guide to Smallpox Vaccination
http://www.iafc.org/associations/4685/files/smallpoxguide2003.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: January 2003
Publisher: International Association of Fire Chiefs
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, communicable diseases, smallpox, vaccination program
Illness, Injuries, and Fatalities Among Wildland Firefighters
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf99512841/pdf99512841pt03.pdf
Author: Richard J. Mangan
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 2, Initiative 6, wildland firefighting, situational risks, environmental risks, medical risks, risk reduction practices
Impact of fluid replacement on heat storage while wearing protective clothing
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Cheung, S. S. and McLellan, T. M.
Date Published: December 2000
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heat stress, protective clothing, rehab, fluid replacement, risk reduct
Induced sputum assessment in New York City firefighters exposed to World Trade Center dust.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15531443&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Fireman EM, Lerman Y, Ganor E, Greif J, Fireman-Shoresh S, Lioy PJ, Banauch GI, Weiden M, Kelly KJ,
Date Published: November 2004
Publisher: Environ Health Perspect
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, World Trade Center, dust exposure, environmental risks
Infectious Diseases and the Fire and Emergency Services
http://www.publicsafetymed.com/Redmond%2520docs/IAFF%2520Infectious%2520Disease%2520Manual.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: International Association of Fire Fighters
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, infectious diseases, communicable diseases
Influence of hydration status and fluid replacement on heat tolerance while wearing NBC protective c
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Cheung, Stephen S. and McLellan, Tom M.
Date Published: 1998
Publisher: European Journal of Applied Physiology
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heat tolerance, heat stress, protective clothing, N-B-C, hydration
Injuries Caused by Hazardous Materials Accidents
http://www.annemergmed.com/article/PIIS0196064497700751/abstract
Author: S. Kales, G. Polyhronopoulos, M. Castro, R. Goldman, D. Christiani
Date Published: Volume 30, Issue 5,
Publisher: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, hazmat response, Initiative 6, medical risks, toxic exposure
Investigation of a unique time-space cluster of sarcoidosis in firefighters
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8214953&dopt=Citation
Author: Kern, DG; Neill, MA; Wrenn, DS; Varone, JC
Date Published: Vol. 148, Oct. 1993
Publisher: American Review of Respiratory Disease
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, sarcoidosis
Is testicular cancer an occupational disease of fire fighters?
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/85011110/ABSTRACT
Author: Michael N. Bates, Jackie Fawcett, Nick Garrett, Richard Arnold, Neil Pearce, Alistair Woodward
Date Published: Volume 40, Issue 3 ,
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer, environmental risks, testicular cancer, Initiative 2
Job Related Cancers in Firefighters
http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Unsorted/JOB%2520RELATED%2520CANCERS%2520IN%2520FIREFIGHTERS.pdf
Author: King, John K
Date Published: August 2003*
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer
Job stress, cardio and psychological stressors
http://www2a.cdc.gov/hhe/select.asp?PjtName=19887&bFlag=0&ID=8
Author: Tepper-A; Mueller-C; Hurrell-JJ, Jr.; Kang-D
Date Published: August 1994
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heart function, Initiative 13, mental health risks, job stress, health hazard evaluation, risk reduction practices
Latent Health Effects in Firefighters
http://www.ijoeh.com/pfds/0902_firefighters_haas.pdf
Author: Nelson S. Haas, Michael Gochfeld, Mark G. Robson, Mph, Daniel Wartenberg
Date Published: 2003;9:95–103
Publisher: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, latent health effects, heart function, cancer, lung function
Lifestyle Practices and Occupational Stressors as Predictors of Health Outcomes in Urban Firefighter
http://www.springerlink.com/content/w1606817n71n3625/
Author: Shirley A. Murphy, Gail E. Bond, Randal D. Beaton, John Murphy and L. Clark Johnson
Date Published: Volume 9, Number 4 /
Publisher: International Journal of Stress Management
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lifestyle, job stress
Longitudinal Decline in Lung Function: Evaluation of Interleukin-10 Genetic Polymorphisms in Firefig
http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200410000-00007.htm;jsessionid=GM1XNb5MP3YktBNCb9Lh2x0bvqtXjykq5kT2wyTkpw54vGJSnRpG!186692045!181195628!8091!-1
Author: Burgess, Jefferey L.; Fierro, Maria A; Lantz, R Clark; Hysong, Tracy A.; Fleming, Joy E.; Gerkin, Ri
Date Published: Oct-04
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, lung function
Longitudinal decline in measured firefighter single-breath diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide val
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=9872828&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Burgess JL, Brodkin CA, Daniell WE, Pappas GP, Keifer MC, Stover BD, Edland SD, Barnhart S.
Date Published: January 1999
Publisher: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, carbon monoxide
Lung function in fire fighters
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Abrams, C., Loke, J., and Virgulto, J.
Date Published: April 1992
Publisher: Connecticut Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function
Lung function in fire fighters, I: a three year follow-up of active subjects.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=879389&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Musk AW, Peters JM, Wegman DH.
Date Published: July 1977
Publisher: American Journal of Public Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, environmental risks
Mortality and cancer incidence in Stockholm fire fighters
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=8147394&ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Author: Tornling G, Gustavsson P, Hogstedt C.
Date Published: 1994; 25:219 –228.
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer, Stockholm mortality study, Initiative 2
Near-maximal ECG stress testing and coronary artery disease risk factor analysis in Los Angeles City
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
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
Occupational health concerns of firefighting.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1599583&dopt=Citation
Author: Guidotti TL, Clough VM.
Date Published: 1992;13:151-71
Publisher: Annual Review of Public Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks
Occupational Stressors, Stress Responses, and Alcohol Consumption Among Professional Firefighters: A
http://www.springerlink.com/content/q64767201675r23v/
Author: Murphy, Shirley A; Beaton, Randal D; Pike, Kenneth C; Johnson, LC
Date Published: Volume 6, Number 3,
Publisher: International Journal of Stress Management
Keywords: Initiative 13, job stress, stress response, alcohol abuse, medical risks
Oxygen consumption during fire suppression: error of heart rate estimation.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1800111&query_hl=6&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Sothmann, M; Saupe, K; Raven, P; Pawelczyk, J; Davis, P; Dotson, C; Landy, F; Siliunas, M
Date Published: 1991 Dec;34(12):1469
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heart rate, oxygen consumption, work intensity, energy expenditure
Physical Fitness and Cardiac Risk Factors of Professional Firefighters Across the Career Span
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12230346&dopt=Abstract
Author: Steven C. Davis, Kristine Z. Jankovitz, and Steven Rein
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risk, physical fitness, heart function, cardiac risk factors