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Effect of wearing personal protective clothing and self-contained breathing apparatus on heart rate, temperature and oxygen consumption during stepping exercise and live fire training exercises

Author: Bruce-Low, S.S. Cotterrell, D.; Jones, G.E.
Date Published: Jan 2007
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: physiological responses, training saf, Initiative 6, protective clothing, medical risks, heat stress

Firefighters and on-duty deaths from coronary heart disease: a case control study Popular

Author: Stefanos N Kales Elpidoforos, S Soteriades; Stavros G Christoudias, and David C Christiani
Date Published: 2003, 2:14
Publisher: Environmental Health
Keywords: heart attack death factors, at-, Initiative 6, medical risks, heart function, coronary heart disease

The incidence, prevalence, and severity of sarcoidosis in New York City firefighters Popular

Author: Prezant, DJ; Dhala, A; Goldstein, A; Janus, D; Ortiz, F; Aldrich, TK; Kelly, KJ
Date Published: 1999 Nov;116(5)
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: environmental risks, lung function, Initiative 6, Initiative 2, medical risks

Tobacco Free With FDNY: the New York City Fire Department World Trade Center Tobacco Cessation Study Popular

Author: Bars, MP; Banaugh, GI; Appel, D; Andreachi, M; Mouren, P; Kelly, KJ; Prezant, DJ
Date Published: 2006 Apr;129(4)
Publisher: Chest
Keywords: cancer, World Trade Center, wellness, smoking cessation, Initiative 6

Transmission of ‘toxic strep’ syndrome from an infected child to a firefighter during CPR.

Author: Valenzuela TD, Hooton TM, Kaplan EL, Schlievert P.
Date Published: January 1991
Publisher: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, toxic strep

Self-reported short- and long-term respiratory effects among PVC-exposed firefighters Popular

Author: Markowitz JS.
Date Published: January-February 1989
Publisher: Archives of Environmental Health
Keywords: lung function, PVC exposure, Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks

The effect of smoke inhalation on lung function and airway responsiveness in wildland fire fighters Popular

Author: Liu D, Tager IB, Balmes JR, Harrison RJ.
Date Published: December 1992
Publisher: American Review of Respiratory Disease
Keywords: lung function, smoke inhalation, wildland firefigh, Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks

Respiratory function in active firefighters.

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

Respiratory mortality among firefighters Popular

Author: Rosenstock L, Demers P, Heyer NJ, Barnhart S.
Date Published: July 1990
Publisher: British Journal of Industrial Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, Initiative 9, mortality study, respiratory mortality

Uptake of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Among Trainers in a Fire-Fighting Training Facility

Author: Feunekes; Jongeneelen; Laana; Schoonhof
Date Published: Volume 58, Issue 1 J
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: training safety, Initiative 5, medical risks, environmental risks, instructors, instructor risks, li