Initiative 6: Physical Health (Subscribe)
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- Physical Fitness (204) new
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- Wellness Programs (56) new
- Medical Risks (253) new updated
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Most cancer in firefighters is due to radio-frequency radiation exposure not inhaled carcinogens.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19464814
Author: Milham S.
Date Published: November 2009
Publisher: Washington State Department of Health
Keywords: radiation exposure, fire fighting
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
Muscular Strength and Body Composition Comparison Between the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fire and Police Departments
http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=ijes
Author: Robert Boyce, Satya Ciulla, Glenn Jones, Edward Boone, Steven Elliot, Clarice Combs
Date Published: January 1 2008
Publisher: Journal of Exercise Science
Keywords: Physical Fitness
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
Neck, Back, and Shoulder Pain Complaints in Urban Firefighters: The Benefits of Aerobic Exercise
http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=5510710&q=firefighter+-patent&uid=790706146&setcookie=yes
Author: Beaton, R; Murphy, S; Salazar, M; Johnson, LC
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, orthopedic fitness, aerobic exercise%0a
New Medical/Physical Standards for Frederick County Firefighters
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/tr_97am.pdf
Author: Andrew D. Marsh
Date Published: September 1997
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness standards, medical fitness standards, fitness programs%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?term=obesity%20and%20risk%20of%20job%20disability%20in%20male%20firefighters
Author: Soteriades ES, Hauser R, Kawachi I, Christiani DC, Kales SN.
Date Published: June 2008
Publisher: Harvard School of Public Health
Keywords: None
Obesity and Risk of Job Disability in Male Firefighters
http://occmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/58/4/245.full?sid=9bcd8eae-eb98-4f5a-bc0c-b3287ce92b38
Author: Soteriades Elpidoforos, Russ Hauser, Ichiro Kawachi, David Christiani, Stefanos Kales
Date Published: January 18 2008
Publisher: Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Physical Fitness, Diet/Nutrition
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
Obstructive airways disease with air trapping among firefighters exposed to World Trade Center dust.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19820077
Author: Weiden MD, Ferrier N, Nolan A, Rom WN, Comfort A, Gustave J, Zeig-Owens R, Zheng S, Goldring RM, Ber
Date Published: March 2010
Publisher: Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care, New York University
Keywords: smoke inhalation, fire
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%0a
Occupational noise exposure and hearing loss in fire fighters assigned to airport fire stations.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1781442&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Tubbs RL.
Date Published: September 1991
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 6, situational risks, noise exposure, Initiative 2, ARFF%0a
Orange County Fire Authority Firefighter Wellness & Fitness Program Report
http://www.ocfa.org/_uploads/pdf/wefit04-05.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: May 2006
Publisher: Orange County Fire Authority
Keywords: Fitness Programs, Evaluation, Medical fitness
Outpatient firefighter burn injuries: a 3-year review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16006843&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Rabbitts A, Alden NE, Scalabrino M, Yurt RW.
Date Published: July-August 2005
Publisher: Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation
Keywords: Initiative 2, burn injuries, Initiative 6%0a
Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants: Fighting the Fire Within
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf99512841/pdf99512841pt04.pdf
Author: Wayne Askew
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 6, wildland firefighting, oxidative stress, antioxidants%0a
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%0a
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
Peer fitness trainers for the Peoria Fire Department: fitness without punishment
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32167.pdf
Author: Egherman, Monte
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, peer fitness trainers%0a
Perception and attitudes of firefighters on noise exposure and hearing loss.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18213534
Author: Hong O, Samo D, Hulea R, Eakin B.
Date Published: March 2008
Publisher: Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene
Keywords: None
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
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%0a