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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A longitudinal study of pulmonary function in fire fighters
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=1928108&dopt=Citation
Author: Tepper, Comstock, Levine
Date Published: 1991;20(3):307-16.
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2
A mathematical model of the human respiratory system and breathing equipment
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Tomlinson,Stephen and White, Graham
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: Fire Safety, Technology & Management
Keywords: Initiative 6, lung function, respiratory system, SCBA
A New York City firefighter: overwhelmed by World Trade Center dust
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12231482&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Beckett WS.
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, World Trade Center, Initiative 2
A physical fitness program for South Trail Fire and Rescue District
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo14666.pdf
Author: Lombardo, William B.
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness programs
A plan for implementing a wellness program in the Fort Myers Shores Fire Protection and Rescue Servi
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Dowaliby, Christopher J
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs
A preliminary evaluation on the effects of firefighter cardio-respiratory fatigue while utilizing se
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35920.pdf
Author: Marshall, Russell L.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, structural firefighting, SCBA, fatigue, wellness-fitness initiative, physiological stress, physical fitness programs
A Screening-Level Assessment of the Health Risks of Chronic Smoke Exposure for Wildland Firefighters
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713774411~db=all
Author: Booze, Thomas F; Reinhardt, Timothy E; Quiring, Sharon J; Ottmar, Roger D
Date Published: Volume 1, Issue 5 Ma
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 6, wildland firefighter safety, medical screening, smoke exposure
A technique to re-assess epidemiologic evidence in light of the healthy worker effect: the case of f
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=11039166&query_hl=8&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Choi, BC
Date Published: 2000 Oct;42(10):1021
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, heart disease
Accelerated hearing loss in urban emergency medical services firefighters.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=3985464
Author: Pepe, PE; Jerger, J; Miller, RH; Jerger, S
Date Published: 1985 May;14(5):438-4
Publisher: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, hearing loss, environmental risks
Acquired progressive asthma in a fire-fighter.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=3169218&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Bergstrom CE, Tornling G, Unge G.
Date Published: May 1988
Publisher: European Respiratory Journal
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, toxic exposure, asthma
Acting fire chief suffers heart attack after shift and dies - Alaska
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200424.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: April 15, 2004
Publisher: NIOSH F2004-24
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Active versus passive cooling during work in warm environments while wearing firefighting protective
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15238305&itool=iconfft&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Selkirk, GA; McLellan, TM; Wong, J
Date Published: 2004 Aug;1(8)
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 8, protective clothing, heat stress
Acute and chronic effects of fire fighting on pulmonary function.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=7357940&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Loke J, Farmer W, Matthay RA, Putman CE, Smith GJ.
Date Published: March 1980
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: Initiative 2,environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function
Acute effects of routine firefighting on lung function.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=3518426&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Sheppard D, Distefano S, Morse L, Becker C.
Date Published: 1986
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, lung function, Initiative 2, environmental risks
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia in a New York City firefighter exposed to World Trade Center dust.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=12231487&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Rom WN, Weiden M, Garcia R, Yie TA, Vathesatogkit P, Tse DB, McGuinness G, Roggli V, Prezant D.
Date Published: September 2002
Publisher: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, World Trade Center, pneumonia, Initiative 2
Acute health effects among firefighters exposed to a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fire.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2705423&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Markowitz JS, Gutterman EM, Schwartz S, Link B, Gorman SM.
Date Published: May 1989
Publisher: American Journal of Epidemiology
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, PVC exposure, toxic exposure
Acute health hazards of firefighters after fighting a department store fire.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8707618&query_hl=24&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Gu TL, Liou SH, Hsu CH, Hsu JC, Wu TN.
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: Industrial Health
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks
Acute pesticide-related illness among emergency responders, 1993-2002
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/112549273/ABSTRACT
Author: Calvert, Barnett, Mehler, Becker, Das, Beckman, Male, Sievert, Thomsen, Morrissey
Date Published: Volume 49, Issue 5,
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical risks, pesticides
Adverse Respiratory Effects Following Overhaul in Firefighters
http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-200105000-00007.htm;jsessionid=G7wPTtRTjmGSTcvc7BQp2ZhS9RFTlG0HVFkSq6NzJH9mSKPcrVpz!3145886!-949856145!8091!-1
Author: Burgess, Jefferey L.; Nanson, Christopher J.; Bolstad-Johnson, Dawn M. ; Gerkin, Richard; Hysong, Tr
Date Published: 43(5):467-473, May 2
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, respiratory function, Initiative 2, environmental risks, overhaul, medical risks
Aetiology and prevalence of eye injuries within the United Kingdom fire service.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=8729022&itool=iconabstr&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Owen, CG; Margrain, TH; Woodward, EG
Date Published: 1995; 9 ( Pt 6 Su)
Publisher: Eye
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, eye injuries, environmental risks, incident safety
Age as a bona fide occupational qualification for firefighting. A review on the importance of measur
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1552377&dopt=Citation
Author: Sothmann MS, Landy F, Saupe K.
Date Published: January 1992
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical health, medical health, age factors, aging, aerobic power
Age-Related Aerobic Power in Volunteer Firefighters, A Comparative Analysis
http://apt.allenpress.com/aptonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=1533-4287&volume=014&issue=02&page=0170
Author: Swank, Adams, Barnard, Berning, Stamford
Date Published: 2000
Publisher: The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Keywords: Initiative 6, aerobic capacity, strength and conditioning, volunteer firefighters
Air contaminants encountered by firefighters
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a727069853~db=all
Author: Treitman, Robert D; Burgess, William A; Gold, Avram;
Date Published: 1980 Nov. Volume 41,
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, toxic exposure, environmental risks
Airport fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death at fire station - Arkansas
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200340.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: February 26, 2003
Publisher: NIOSH F2003-40
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Airport fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death while on duty - South Carolina
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200518.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: August 16, 2004
Publisher: NIOSH F2005-18
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6