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Effectiveness of fitness training and psychosocial education intervention programs in wildland firefighting: a cluster randomised control trial
Critical to effective fire management is the protection and preparedness of highly trained wildland firefighters who routinely face extreme physical and psychological demands. To date, there is limited scientific evidence of psychosocial education…
Author(s): Caleb Leduc, Sabir I. Giga, Ian J. Fletcher, Michelle Young, Sandra C. Dorman
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Firefighting: Challenges of Smart PPE
The continuous research and development regarding firefighters’ personal protective equipment (PPE) has led to significant improvements in recent decades. Despite the evolution of firefighters’ PPE, every year an undesirable number of firefighters…
Author(s): Gilda Santos, Rita Marques, Joao Ribeiro, Adriana Moreira, Patricia Fernandes, Margarida Silva, Andre Fonseca, Joao M. Miranda, J.B.L.M. Campos, S.F. Neves
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Health research priorities for wildland firefighters: a modified Delphi study with stakeholder interviews
Objectives: The increase in global wildland fire activity has accelerated the urgency to understand health risks associated with wildland fire suppression. The aim of this project was to identify occupational health research priorities for wildland…
Author(s): Chelsea A. Pelletier, Christopher Ross, Katherine Bailey, Trina Fyfe, Katie Cornish, Erica Koopmans
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The impact of water on firefighter protective clothing thermal performance and steam burn occurrence in firefighters
Exposure to oscillating heat fluxes while having variable water contents in the thermal protective clothing (T.P.C) is possible in a real firefighting scenario. The occurrence of steam burns becomes inevitable in certain conditions which are still…
Author(s): André Fonseca Malaquias, S.F. Neves, J.B.L.M. Campos
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Health risks and mitigation strategies from occupational exposure to wildland fire: a scoping review
Objectives: Due to accelerating wildland fire activity, there is mounting urgency to understand, prevent, and mitigate the occupational health impacts associated with wildland fire suppression. The objectives of this review of academic and grey…
Author(s): Erica Koopmans, Katie Cornish, Trina Fyfe, Katherine Bailey, Chelsea A. Pelletier
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Association Between Atrial Fibrillation and Occupational Exposure in Firefighters Based on Self‐Reported Survey Data
Background:Exposure to inhaled smoke, pollutants, volatile organic compounds, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the firefighting environment has been associated with detrimental respiratory and cardiovascular effects, making firefighters a…
Author(s): Catherine Vanchiere, Rithika Thirumal, Aditya Hendrani, Parinita Dherange, Angela Bennett, Runhua Shi, Rakesh Gopinathannair, Brian Olshansky, Denise L. Smith, Paari Dominic
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Deterioration of Lipid Metabolism Despite Fitness Improvements in Wildland Firefighters
Wildland fire suppression presents a working environment that often exceeds an energy expenditure of 20 MJ/day. Despite high levels of chronic physical exertion, we have noted maladaptive alterations in adiposity and blood lipids in a small cohort…
Author(s): Alejandro M. Rosales, Patrick S. Dodds, Walter S. Hailes, Joseph A. Sol, R.H. Coker, John C. Quindry, Brent Ruby
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