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Acute upper and lower respiratory effects in wildland firefighters Popular

Author: Gaughan DM, Cox-Ganser JM, Enright PL, Castellan RM, Wagner GR, Hobbs GR, Bledsoe TA, Siegel PD, Kre
Date Published: September 2008
Publisher: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Keywords: fire fightingn, procedures

Most cancer in firefighters is due to radio-frequency radiation exposure not inhaled carcinogens.

Author: Milham S.
Date Published: November 2009
Publisher: Washington State Department of Health
Keywords: radiation exposure, fire fightingn

Lung function, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and atopy among firefighters Popular

Author: Greven F, Krop E, Spithoven J, Rooyackers J, Kerstjens H, Heederik D.
Date Published: February 2011
Publisher: Frans Greven, Department of Environmental Health, Municipal Health Services
Keywords: respiratory protection, firen

Wood smoke exposure induces a pulmonary and systemic inflammatory response in firefighters. Popular

Author: Swiston JR, Davidson W, Attridge S, Li GT, Brauer M, van Eeden SF.
Date Published: July 2008
Publisher: The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research
Keywords: pneumonia, fire fightingn

Pulmonary function in Portuguese firefighters Popular

Author: Almeida AG, Duarte R, Mieiro L, Paiva AC, Rodrigues AM, Almeida MH, Bárbara C.
Date Published: May - June 2007
Publisher: Medical Sciences School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Keywords: Prevention, firefighting

Mortality in Florida professional firefighters, 1972 to 1999 Popular

Author: Ma F, Fleming LE, Lee DJ, Trapido E, Gerace TA, Lai H, Lai S.
Date Published: June 2005
Publisher: Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School

Firefighter heart presumption retirements in Massachusetts 1997-2004 Popular

Author: Holder JD, Stallings LA, Peeples L, Burress JW, Kales SN.
Date Published: October 2006
Publisher: The Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School
Keywords: firefighter, Prevention

Line-of-duty deaths among U.S. firefighters: an analysis of fatality investigations

Author: Kunadharaju K, Smith TD, DeJoy DM
Date Published: May 2011
Publisher: Workplace Health Group, College of Public Health, University of Georgia
Keywords: occupational health/safety, firefightern

Emergency duties and deaths from heart disease among firefighters in the United States Popular

Author: Kales SN, Soteriades ES, Christophi CA, Christiani DC
Date Published: March 22, 2011
Publisher: Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School,
Keywords: physical health, firefighter, firefighting, heart disease

Cardiovascular risk factors among career firefighters

Author: Drew-Nord DC, Hong O, Froelicher ES
Date Published: October 2009
Publisher: Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing, Community Health Systems, Un
Keywords: physical demands, firefightingn