| Document ID (ISN) | 52787 |
| CIS number |
89-1892 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1989 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Heineman E.F., Shy C.M., Checkoway H. |
| Title |
Injuries on the fireground: Risk factors for traumatic injuries among professional fire fighters |
| Bibliographic information |
1989, Vol.15, No.3, p.267-282. 43 ref. |
| Abstract |
This case-control study involving 75 injured firefighters and 144 controls within a metropolitan fire department evaluated the effect of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and other risk factors on three types of injury at the scene of a fire (smoke inhalation, burns, and falls). Smoke inhalation cases were not significantly different from controls in SCBA use, cigarette smoking, previous fires in the shift, or injury history. Jobs with high risk of burns included nozzle operator, engine officer, and forcible-entry person in first-due companies. Other risk factors for burns were: basement origin of fire; prior fire-fighting training outside the present department, and on-duty injury in the prior 12 months. When other risk factors were considered, consistent SCBA use was associated with falls but not with burns. Neither age nor experience was related to injury in this population. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
fire fighting; self-contained breathing apparatus; injuries |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
falls of persons; USA; inhalation; respirators; epidemiologic study; thermal burns; smoke |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Fires
Respiratory protection
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