Initiative 6: Physical Health (Subscribe)
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- Medical Fitness (42)
- Medical Risks (221)
- Physical Fitness (130)
- Wellness Programs (31)
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Physiological responses of firefighters and performance predictors during a simulated rescue of hosp
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16484140&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: von Heimburg ED, Rasmussen AK, Medbo JI.
Date Published: February 2006
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, work capacity, physiological responses, firefighting demands
Physiological Responses of Firefighters Wearing Level 3 Chemical Protective Suits While Working in C
http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200112000-00008.htm;jsessionid=GM2GQZvQDywypY6lPXb02vpwWwzCTxmPG1ZGZM2hSMPMsYPJZ2v9!186692045!181195628!8091!-1
Author: Richardson, Janet E.; Capra, Michael F.
Date Published: December 2001
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, hazmat response, chemical protective suit, medical risks
Physiological responses of firefighting students during simulated smoke-diving in the heat.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8498358&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Lusa S, Louhevaara V, Smolander J, Kivimaki M, Korhonen O.
Date Published: May 1993
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, Initiative 5, training safety, smokediving
Physiological Responses of Training Officers During Live Fire Training
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59238/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/PHYSIOLOGICAL-RESPONSES-OF-TRAINING-OFFICERS-DURING-LIVE-FIRE-TRAININ
Author: Bernard E. Williams; Stewart R. Petersen; and Kyla Douglas
Date Published: September 1996
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, physiological responses, training safety, training officers, live fire training
Postural analysis of paramedics simulating frequently performed strenuous work tasks.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10709751&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Lavender SA, Conrad KM, Reichelt PA, Meyer FT, Johnson PW.
Date Published: Feb 2000
Publisher: Applied Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, muscular-skeletal fitness, back injury, situational risks
Presumption for selected cancers and occupation as a firefighter in Manitoba: the rationale for rece
http://www.inderscience.com/search/index.php?action=record&rec_id=3526&prevQuery=&ps=10&m=or
Author: Tee L. Guidotti
Date Published: 2003 - Vol. 4, No.2/
Publisher: International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer, environmental risks
Prevention of HIV transmission in the workplace: category II (emergency service) workers.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2011975&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Mueller K.
Date Published: February 1991
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, HIV
Probationary fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death during maze drill - Connecticut
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200438.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: March 13, 2004
Publisher: NIOSH F-2004-38
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Prolonged Airway and Systemic Inflammatory Reactions After Smoke Inhalation
http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/abstract/123/2/475
Author: Gye Young Park; Jeong Woong Park; Dong Hae Jeong; Seong Hwan Jeong
Date Published: 2003; Vol. 123
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, smoke inhalation, medical risks, lung function
Psychological Responses to Working in Bunker Gear
http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/58884/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/PSYCHOLOGICAL-RESPONSES-TO-WORKING-IN-BUNKER-GEAR
Author: Steven J. Petruzzello, Denise L. Smith, David F. Clark, Bradley G. Bone
Date Published: February 1996
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, protective clothing, heat stress, physiological responses
Pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms in forest firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=9099351&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Betchley C, Koenig JQ, van Belle G, Checkoway H, Reinhardt T.
Date Published: May 1997
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2, environmental risks, wildland firefighter
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
Pulmonary Functions Tests
http://www.iaff.org/HS/Resi/pulmonary%2520function%2520tests.htm
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: Not Listed
Publisher: International Association of Fire Fighters
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, lung function
Race-Specific Cancer Mortality in US Firefighters: 1984-1993.
http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-199812000-00014.htm;jsessionid=G2hY2qHcH01m2XQS97dmMXyln2G2V2G49mKXRzX1RTLDL0pJbPKh!-1804036389!-949856145!8091!-1
Author: Fangchao Ma; Lee, David J.; Fleming, Lora E.; Dosemeci, Mustafa
Date Published: December 1998
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 9, Initiative 6, cancer
Recognition and Prevention of Occupational Heart Diseases
http://www.iaff.org/hs/pdf/iaff%2520heart%2520manual.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: International Association of Fire Fighters
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heart disease, heart disease prevention
Recommendations for the administration of immunizations to members of the Richardson Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Hotz, Ed
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, firefighter immunizations
Recommendations for the administration of smallpox immunizations to members of the Richardson Fire D
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36226.pdf
Author: Hotz, Ed
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, smallpox, smallpox vaccine
Reducing hearing losses in the Oakdale Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Waters, Mark
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, environmental risks, hearing loss
Reducing Heart Disease Among Firefighters
http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Unsorted/Reducing%2520Heart%2520Disease%2520Among%2520Firefighters.pdf
Author: David Bukis
Date Published: Aug-03
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, heart disease, medical risks
Registry-based case-control study of cancer in California firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17427202&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Bates MN.
Date Published: May 2007
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer, environmental risks, California cancer study, Initiative 2
Relationship between fire fighting suppression tasks and physical fitness
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=10503052
Author: Williford, HN; Duey, WJ; Olson, MS; Howard, R; Wang, N
Date Published: 1999 Sep;42(9):1179-
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, work capacity, physical fitness, task performance
Relationship between simulated fire fighting tasks and physical performance measures.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=7070261
Author: Davis, PO; Dotson, CO; Santa Maria, DL
Date Published: 1982;14(1):65-71
Publisher: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, fitness standards, physical performance tests, task measurement
Reserve fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death while working on a fuel reduction crew - Arizona
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200519.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: June 19, 2004
Publisher: NIOSH F2005-19
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Respiratory function in active firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11439397&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Mustajbegovic J, Zuskin E, Schachter EN, Kern J, Vrcic-Keglevic M, Heimer S, Vitale K, Nada T.
Date Published: July 2001
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2
Respiratory health hazards and lung function in wildland firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8903754&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: Harrison R, Materna BL, Rothman N.
Date Published: October-December 199
Publisher: Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, respiratory health hazards, environmental risks, wildland firefighting hazards