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The effects of fluid loss on fire-fighters
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Davies, Alan
Date Published: Spring 2003
Publisher: Fire Safety, Technology & Mangement
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, fluid loss, dehydration
The effects of hyperoxia on performance during simulated firefighting work
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713808419~db=all
Author: Stewart R. Petersen; Randy W. Dreger; Bernard E. Williams; William J. McGarvey
Date Published: February 2000
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, hyperoxia, oxygen toxicity, work capacity
The firefighting environment and its effects on reproductive health: one department's desire to know
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Stone, Marci L
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, reproductive health
The impact of various rehydration volumes for firefighters wearing protective clothing in warm envir
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16690568&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Selkirk, GA; McLellan, TM; Wong, J
Date Published: 2006 Mar 15;49(4)
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heat stress, protective clothing, rehydration
The incidence, prevalence, and severity of sarcoidosis in New York City firefighters
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=10559074
Author: Prezant, DJ; Dhala, A; Goldstein, A; Janus, D; Ortiz, F; Aldrich, TK; Kelly, KJ
Date Published: 1999 Nov;116(5)
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, sarcoidosis
The leading cause of death of American firefighters in the 21st century: a study of the impact of oc
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo37382.pdf
Author: Pendergast, Deborah A.
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, cardiovascular disease, job stress, psychological stress
The Legacy of World Trade Center Dust
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/356/22/2233
Author: Jonathan M. Samet, Alison S. Geyh, and Mark J. Utel
Date Published: Volume 356:2233-223
Publisher: New England Journal of Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, World Trade Center, dust, medical risks
The risk of acquiring hepatitis B or C among public safety workers: a systematic review
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11331121&dopt=Citation
Author: Rischitelli G, Harris J, McCauley L, Gershon R, Guidotti T.
Date Published: 2001 May;20(4):299-3
Publisher: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, hepatitis
The short-term effects of smoke exposure on the pulmonary function of firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2323250&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Large AA, Owens GR, Hoffman LA.
Date Published: April 1990
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: Initiative 2,environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, smoke inhalation
Transmission of 'toxic strep' syndrome from an infected child to a firefighter during CPR.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1984738&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Valenzuela TD, Hooton TM, Kaplan EL, Schlievert P.
Date Published: January 1991
Publisher: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, toxic strep, EMS safety
Tucson fire fighter exposure to products of combustion: A risk assessment
http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=3722288&q=firefighter+-patent&uid=790706146&setcookie=yes
Author: Burgess, JL; Crutchfield, CD
Date Published: 1995
Publisher: Applied Occupational & Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, fatality/injury investigation, medical risks
Tympanic temperature and heart rate changes in firefighters during treadmill runs performed with dif
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/terg/2001/00000044/00000005/art00003?crawler=true
Author: Ftaiti F.;Duflot J.C.; Nicol C.; Grelot L
Date Published: April 2001
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, protective clothing, core temperature, heart function, heart rate
Uptake of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Among Trainers in a Fire-Fighting Training Facility
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713608246~db=all
Author: Feunekes; Jongeneelen; Laana; Schoonhof
Date Published: Volume 58, Issue 1 J
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 5, training safety, medical risks, environmental risks, instructors, instructor risks, li
Woodsmoke health effects: a review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17127644&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Naeher LP, Brauer M, Lipsett M, Zelikoff JT, Simpson CD, Koenig JQ, Smith KR.
Date Published: January 2007
Publisher: Inhalation Toxicology
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, smoke exposure, Initiative 6, medical risks
Work and nonwork stressors, negative affective states, and pain complaints among firefighters and pa
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j3u56554w78v218g/
Author: Randal Beaton, Shirley Murphy, and Kenneth Pike
Date Published: October 1996
Publisher: International Journal of Stress Management
Keywords: Initiative 13, job stress, negative affective state, medical risks