Evaluation of Medical Surveillance and Incidence of Post-September 11, 2001, Thyroid Cancer in World Trade Center-Exposed Firefighters and Emergency Medical Service Workers.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0950
Abstract: Importance Elevated incidence rates of thyroid cancer among World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed individuals may be associated with the identification of asymptomatic cancers during medical surveillance. Objective To examine the association between WTC exposure and thyroid… read more here.
Keywords: incidence; fire department; epidemiology; thyroid cancer ... See more keywords
Medical Care in a Police Intervention with Conducted Electrical Weapons: Zaragoza (Spain) Fire Department Protocol
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DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x21000807
Abstract: Abstract In the last decade, conducted electrical weapons (CEWs) have become a new tool for law enforcement agencies as an alternative to firearms. They provide security in the intervention for both the police and the… read more here.
Keywords: care; electrical weapons; fire department; spain fire ... See more keywords
The role of occupational identity in negotiating traumatic experiences: the case of a rural fire department
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DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2017.1320573
Abstract: ABSTRACT Firefighters are routinely exposed to situations involving contact with deceased or injured children, burned and seriously injured bodies, and high-uncertainty calls. Thus, many firefighters suffer debilitating consequences including depression, dysfunctional drinking, and posttraumatic stress… read more here.
Keywords: fire department; rural fire; identity; occupational identity ... See more keywords
Individual responses to the implementation of mandatory fitness testing within a fire department.
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DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2023-108828
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To examine the effects of implementing a consequential fitness assessment (pull-ups, curl-ups, push-ups, 3 min step test) in a fire department on an individual level. METHODS We used a repeated-measures design to analyse fitness assessment… read more here.
Keywords: fitness assessment; fitness; fire department;