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Document ID (ISN)27100
CIS number 77-620
ISSN - Serial title 0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine
Year 1976
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Radford E.P., Levine M.S.
Title Occupational exposures to carbon monoxide in Baltimore firefighters.
Bibliographic information Sep. 1976, Vol.18, No.9, p.628-632. 13 ref.
Abstract Findings in this study of 519 firefighters who developed higher blood COHb levels than controls, independently of smoking habits; neither the severity of the fire nor duration of exposure allows the firefighter to predict his level of toxic exposure; continuous use of self-contained compressed-air breath apparatus offers adequate protection; intermittent use has no added advantages; medical monitoring can be valuable for determining variations in individual exposures to toxic agents.
Descriptors (primary) fire services; smoke; toxic gases; carbon monoxide
Descriptors (secondary) exposure evaluation; medical supervision; self-contained breathing apparatus
Document type -
Subject(s) Fire and explosions
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Inorganic substances
Carbon monoxide
Fire fighting, police, prisons and the armed forces