Initiative 6: Physical Health (Subscribe)
Categories
- Medical Fitness (42)
- Medical Risks (221)
- Physical Fitness (130)
- Wellness Programs (31)
Links
Respiratory mortality among firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2383515&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Rosenstock L, Demers P, Heyer NJ, Barnhart S.
Date Published: July 1990
Publisher: British Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 9, Initiative 2, mortality study, Initiative 6, respiratory mortality, lung function
Respiratory symptoms in West Sussex firemen
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Buckman, Maureen P., Cooper, Fiona M., Cumming, G., Guyatt, A. R., and Horsfield, K.
Date Published: 1988
Publisher: British Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, respiratory symptoms,
Risk of Hospitalization Among Firefighters: The National Health Interview Survey, 1986-1994
http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/94/11/1938
Author: David J. Lee, Lora E. Fleming, Orlando Gomez-Marín, William LeBlanc
Date Published: November 2004
Publisher: American Journal of Public Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, firefighter hospitalizations
Road to a smoke-free fire service for Florida: Policies and Progress
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0197-5897(199022)11%253A2%253C206%253ARTASFS%253E2.0.CO%253B2-H#abstract
Author: Terence A. Gerace
Date Published: Vol. 11, No. 2, Summ
Publisher: Journal of Public Health Policy
Keywords: Initiative 1, human resource management, administration, wellness programs, tobacco
Safety, health and wellness program: an integrated approach
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Savage, Joyce A
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, safety programs
Sector captain suffers fatal heart attack - Texas
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200012.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: January 17, 2000
Publisher: NIOSH F2000-12
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Selecting and implementing a regional firefighter physical ability test
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32271.pdf
Author: Marohl, Marcy
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness standards, fitness evaluation/screening, physical abilities test
Self-reported short- and long-term respiratory effects among PVC-exposed firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2916852&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Markowitz JS.
Date Published: January-February 198
Publisher: Archives of Environmental Health
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, PVC exposure, lung function, toxic exposure
Sergeant suffers sudden cardiac death during training - Kentucky
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200532.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: March 16, 2005
Publisher: NIOSH F2005-32
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Serum growth factors and oncoproteins in firefighters
http://occmed.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/42/1/39
Author: J. Ford, S. Smith, Jiin-Chyuan Luo, G. Friedman-Jimenez, P. Brandt-Rauf, S. Markowitz, K. Garibaldi
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer
Smallpox - no small problem
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35766.pdf
Author: Snow, Mark A.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, smallpox, smallpox vaccine
Smallpox and the Fire Service: Vaccination Guidance for Emergency Responders
http://www.iaff.org/et/smallpox/smallpox_iaff.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: International Association of Fire Fighters
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, communicable diseases, smallpox, vaccination program
Smoke Associated Cyanide Exposure: The Importance of Prompt Recognition and Protocols for Prehospita
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
Strategy for continuing a direct delivery wellness/fitness program for Volusia County Fires Services
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo27801.pdf
Author: Weaver, Kathleen A.
Date Published: 2004
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness/fitness program, administration, wellness program assessment
Study of physical abilities testing within the hiring process
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32048.pdf
Author: McKendrick, Mike
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness standards, physical abilities testing, candidate te
Study of the effectiveness of drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs in the fire service
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Sott, Terry L
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, lifestyle, alcohol abuse, drug abuse
Sudden cardiac death due to myocardial sarcoidosis claims the life of an on-duty fire fighter - Conn
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200308.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: November 12, 2002
Publisher: NIOSH F2003-08
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Surviving the Big One: Taylor Fire Department Physical Fitness Program
http://www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/FireStaff/Stress,%2520Fitness,%2520Wellness/Taylor%2520Fire%2520Department%2520Fitness%2520Program.pdf
Author: Scott Gregory
Date Published: Aug 2001
Publisher: Eastern Michigan University
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, heart health
Technique to Re-Assess Epidemiologic Evidence in Light of the Healthy Worker Effect: The Case of Fir
http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200010000-00009.htm;jsessionid=G2kKT2VM3XVTV8nqBPcQB0GhbRMQ1cLn5T09JtG2DRqhRppDWRNh!-1804036389!-949856145!8091!-1
Author: Choi, Bernard C. K.
Date Published: October 2000
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heart funtion, diabetes
The effect of smoke inhalation on lung function and airway responsiveness in wildland fire fighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1456562&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Liu D, Tager IB, Balmes JR, Harrison RJ.
Date Published: December 1992
Publisher: American Review of Respiratory Disease
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, lung function, smoke inhalation, wildland firefigh
The effects of adopting NFPA 1582 on the Bay County Fire Department
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
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 epidemiology and prevention of burn injuries to firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8582930&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Madden MR, Mathwick M, Valentino L, Finkelstein JL, Goodwin CW.
Date Published: July-August 1995
Publisher: Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation
Keywords: Initiative 2, burn injuries, Initiative 6, risk protection, risk reduction practices
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