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Epidemiologic Study of Injuries in Firefighters.

PB91152918

Publication Date	1990
Personal Author	Stewart, W. F.; Baker, S. P.; Celentano, D.; Liang, K. Y.; Braver, E. R.
Page Count	29
Abstract	A study was conducted to examine factors possibly contributing to the increased risk of injury in firefighters. The study examined personal attributes, including age, experience and alcohol consumption; the effects of environmental factors including characteristics of fires, fire fighting tasks performed, and use of personal protective clothing and equipment; and the relative importance of personal and environmental factors. The authors conclude that young age was associated with an increased risk of injury after controlling for other known risk factors; that, in general, alcohol consumption was not associated with the risk of injury; that specific firefighter tasks emerged as the most significant risk factors with the risk of injury being highest for extinguishment and ventilation; and that the fire characteristics most strongly associated with an excess risk included stage of arrival at the fire and the size of the fire.
Keywords	Risk assessment Epidemiology Occupational safety and health Fire fighting Environmental effects Fire protection Fire hazards Protective equipment Personnel selection Age factors
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 91I - Emergency Services & Planning 43D - Police, Fire, & Emergency Services
Corporate Authors	Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. School of Hygiene and Public Health.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199110

Epidemiologic Study of Injuries in Firefighters.

Epidemiologic Study of Injuries in Firefighters.
PB91152918

Publication Date	1990
Personal Author	Stewart, W. F.; Baker, S. P.; Celentano, D.; Liang, K. Y.; Braver, E. R.
Page Count	29
Abstract	A study was conducted to examine factors possibly contributing to the increased risk of injury in firefighters. The study examined personal attributes, including age, experience and alcohol consumption; the effects of environmental factors including characteristics of fires, fire fighting tasks performed, and use of personal protective clothing and equipment; and the relative importance of personal and environmental factors. The authors conclude that young age was associated with an increased risk of injury after controlling for other known risk factors; that, in general, alcohol consumption was not associated with the risk of injury; that specific firefighter tasks emerged as the most significant risk factors with the risk of injury being highest for extinguishment and ventilation; and that the fire characteristics most strongly associated with an excess risk included stage of arrival at the fire and the size of the fire.
Keywords	Risk assessment Epidemiology Occupational safety and health Fire fighting Environmental effects Fire protection Fire hazards Protective equipment Personnel selection Age factors
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 91I - Emergency Services & Planning 43D - Police, Fire, & Emergency Services
Corporate Authors	Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. School of Hygiene and Public Health.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199110