Initiative 6: Physical Health (Subscribe)
Categories
- Medical Fitness (42)
- Medical Risks (221)
- Physical Fitness (130)
- Wellness Programs (31)
Links
Core strength: A new model for injury prediction and prevention
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1865378
Author: WF Peate, Gerry Bates, Karen Lunda, Smitha Francis, and Kristen Bellamy
Date Published: 2007; 2: 3
Publisher: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, muscular fitness, core strength, injury prevention
Correlates of Body Mass Index in Hazardous Materials Firefighters
http://www.joem.org/pt/re/joem/abstract.00043764-199907000-00007.htm;jsessionid=G1ydnqvnwLvjpT8SFwHqMDywF629XWlWTwD2szHfbN9HhvzTyBmh!3145886!-949856145!8091!-1
Author: Kales, Stephen N.; Polyhronopoulos, Gerry N; Aldrich, Jon M.; Leitao, Edward O.; Christiani, David C
Date Published: 41(7):589-595, July
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, hazmat firefighters, body mass index, hazmat response
Correlates of fitness for duty in hazardous materials firefighters
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10561682&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Kales SN, Aldrich JM, Polyhronopoulos GN, Leitao EO, Artzerounian D, Gassert TH, Hu H, Kelsey KT, Sw
Date Published: December 1999
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, hazmat response, hazmat firefighters, physical fitness, fitness-for-duty
Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/347/11/806
Author: Prezant, Weiden, Banauch, McGuinness, Rom, Aldrich, Kelly
Date Published: Vol. 347, Sept. 12,
Publisher: New England Journal of Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, respiratory function, Initiative 2, situational risks 9-11 health risks
Cyanide: a ubiquitous product of combustion in modern fires
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Walsh, Donald W.
Date Published: May-05
Publisher: Fire EMS
Keywords: Initiative 2, environmental risks, Initiative 6, medical fitness, cyanide, smoke inhalation
Demands of the Job: The Development and Validation of a Job-Related Work Capacity Test for Wildland
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf99512841/pdf99512841pt03.pdf
Author: Brian Sharkey
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 6, work capacity, physical fitness, work capacity test, wildland firefighting
Deputy chief suffers unwitnessed sudden cardiac death while fighting a wildland fire in steep terrai
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face9932.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: April 8, 1999
Publisher: NIOSH 99-F32
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Determination of firefighter exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and benzene during fire fi
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12018402&dopt=Citation
Author: Caux, C; O'Brien, C; Viau, C
Date Published: 2002 May;17(5):379-8
Publisher: Applied Occupational Environmental Hygiene
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, cancer, environmental risks, hydrocarbons, toxic exposure, medical risks
Developing a cancer prevention program for the Arlington County Fire Department
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo33564.pdf
Author: White, John J.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, cancer, cancer prevention, wellness programs
Developing a hepatitis C testing program for the Boston Fire Department, using the FIRE Act as an in
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32118.pdf
Author: Fontana, Gerard T.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, hepatitis C, medical testing
Developing a model physical fitness training program for recruit firefighters with a focus on acclim
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35424.pdf
Author: Himes, Richard E.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, heat stress, heat exposure, work capacity, rest cycles
Developing a physical fitness program for the Richardson Fire Department
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo34745.pdf
Author: Fite, Robert
Date Published: 2002
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs
Developing physical fitness evaluation criteria for the Hartford Fire Department
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Locke, Steven A
Date Published: 2005
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness evaluations
Development and validation of a fitness screening protocol for firefighter applicants.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1325259&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Gledhill N, Jamnik VK.
Date Published: September 1992
Publisher: Canadian Journal of Sport Science
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical fitness, fitness evaluations, medical standards, fitness screening, recruit sc
Development of a wellness program for the Idaho Falls Fire Department
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32189.pdf
Author: Drake, Robert
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, wellness programs, administration
District chief dies after suffering a heart attack - Texas
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200401.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: October 24, 2003
Publisher: NIOSH F2004-01
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
District chief dies of a stroke after serving as the incident commander at a structure fire - Tennes
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200030.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: September 28, 1998
Publisher: NIOSH F2000-30
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, stroke, Initiative 6
District chief suffers sudden cardiac death at home after experiencing symptoms consistent with hear
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200421.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: April 18, 2004
Publisher: NIOSH F2004-21
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Do fire-fighters develop specific ventilatory responses in order to cope with exercise whilst wearin
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10408320&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Donovan KJ, McConnell AK.
Date Published: July 1999
Publisher: European Journal of Applied Physiology
Keywords: Initiative 6, SCBA, breathing response
Driver/operator dies at a motor vehicle fire - Wisconsin
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200020.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: February 10, 1998
Publisher: NIOSH F2000-20
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Driver/operator dies at his station after responding to three emergency incidents - Massachusetts
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200105.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: October 13, 2000
Publisher: NIOSH F2001-05
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Driver/operator dies due to a stroke while driving a fire engine to an alarm - Tennessee
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200517.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: April 20, 2005
Publisher: NIOSH F2005-17
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Driver/operator suffers a cardiac arrest during a wildland fire exercise - Georgia
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200111.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: November 16, 2000
Publisher: NIOSH F2001-11
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Driver/operator/fire fighter suffers a heart attack and dies while supporting fire suppression activ
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200032.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: April 29, 2019
Publisher: NIOSH F2000-32
Keywords: Initiative 9, fatality/injury investigation, cardiac death, Initiative 6
Effect of protective filters on fire fighter respiratory health during simulated bushfire smoke expo
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16847937&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_docsum
Author: De Vos AJ, Cook A, Devine B, Thompson PJ, Weinstein P.
Date Published: September 2006
Publisher: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, risk protection, risk reduction practices, operational safety, wildland firefighting,