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Sudden cardiac death accounts for the greatest proportion of duty-related deaths among US firefighters. Increased understanding of the pathoanatomic causes of sudden cardiac death and the risk associated with underlying… View Article
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Each year approximately 45% of firefighter deaths are caused by sudden cardiac events, or heart attacks
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Although firefighters spend a small percentage of their time engaged in firefighting activity, a large portion of their cardiac fatalities occur during or shortly after firefighting activ-ity. Retrospective studies indicate… View Article
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Determining the effects of acute and chronic aspirin (81 mg) supplementation on hemostatic responses to firefighting activity in firefighters aged >40 years.
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Fire suppression and emergency duties are associated with a markedly higher risk of death from coronary heart disease (CHD) compared with nonemergency duties.
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Attainable and practical approaches to improve firefighter health and safety targeted to fire service leadership and individual firefighters.
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FiREFIGHTERS PERFORM STRENUOUS work in dangerous and unpredictable environments. Despite the numerous dangers on the fireground, the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) among firefighters in the United States is… View Article
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Many aspects of firefighting increase cardiovascular strain including activation of the sympathetic nervous system, strenuous physical activity, heat stress and dehydration, and severe environmental conditions. High levels of cardiovascular strain… View Article
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Firefighting activities often are conducted in immediately dangerous to life or health conditions that may expose firefighters to extreme environmental temperatures and to multiple chemical and particulate hazards. These conditions… View Article
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Despite the high risk of trauma during fires and other emergency activities, sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of on-duty death among the 1 100 000 firefighters in… View Article