D'Isabel, Susanne Berny, Lauren M. Frost, Alex Thongphok, Chanhtel Jack, Kepra Chaudhry, Sundeep Arena, Ross Smith, Denise L.
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Frontiers in Public Health
Introduction An adequate level of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is critical for firefighters to perform the strenuous and physiologically demanding work of firefighting safely and effectively. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been shown to negatively impact CRF in both the acute phase and longer-term following infection. This study aim...
Heinrich, Katie M. Kukić, Filip Hollerbach, Brittany S.
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Frontiers in Endocrinology
Barry, Bridget Ricciardelli, Rosemary Cramm, Heidi
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Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice
Les pompiers d’aéroport sont appelés à fournir des services d’intervention d’urgence pour tous les incidents qui se produisent à proximité d’un aéroport, ce qui les expose à des événements potentiellement traumatisants sur le plan psychologique, qui peuvent être exacerbés par des facteurs de stress organisationnels. Les pompiers de l'aéroport répon...
Pennington, Michelle L Dupree, Jessica Hoffman, Kristy Beattie, Emily H Coe, Elizabeth Ostiguy, William Kimbrel, Nathan A Meyer, Eric C Gulliver, Suzy B
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Workplace health & safety
Emergency responders are the most frequent overdose responders, however, little is known about the impact of supervised injection facility (SIF) location on first responders. The purpose of this study was to determine whether firefighter/paramedic attitudes about being stationed near an SIF were related to burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and c...
Sire, Thomas Roy, Kamille Marcel-Millet, Philémon Poirier, Sébastien Gendron, Philippe
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Archives of environmental & occupational health
This study sought to investigate the evolution of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in career firefighters. A questionnaire was sent to a cohort of 233 Québec career firefighters in 2015 and 2021 to collect demographic and occupational information and the presence of CVD risk factors. Ninety-six (96) firefighters (1 female) responded to the...
Oliveira, Joana Aires Dias, Joana Duarte, Isabel Catarina Caldeira, Salomé Marques, António Reis Rodrigues, Vítor Redondo, João Castelo-Branco, Miguel
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Frontiers in Psychology
Introduction The presence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology in firefighters is an ever-pressing issue that requires close attention for adequate interventions. The present study investigated PTSD and global psychopathology prevalence in a sample of highly risk-exposed Portuguese firefighters, collected after the widespread dea...
Serrano-Ibáñez, Elena R Corrás, Tania Del Prado, Mirtha Diz, Javier Varela, Carmen
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Trauma, violence & abuse
Firefighters are repeatedly exposed to work-related potential traumatic events and have an increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the mechanisms implicated in this relationship are not clear. The aim of this study was to analyse the risk and protective factors related to the development of PTSD in firefighters....
Bizjak, Julija
Uvod: Dogodke, ki prizadenejo, ogrozijo zdravje ali življenje ljudi imenujemo nesreče. Nesreče so povzročene s strani nenadzorovanih naravnih ter drugih sil. Število nesreč neprestano niha po letih. Ob naravnih ter prometnih nesrečah posredujejo gasilci in reševalci, ki s skupnim sodelovanjem rešujejo življenja ljudi. Dobro sodelovanje med njimi in...
Takacs, Veronika Klara Juhasz, Marta
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International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE
The aim of the study was to explore the effect of perceived team workload on team performance among nuclear fire brigades of the Hungarian nuclear power plant. Our sample consisted of six firefighting teams (N = 42 individuals) who were involved in two high-fidelity simulated scenarios with different task complexity. Team workload was measured by t...
Ras, Jaron Smith, Denise L. Kengne, Andre P. Soteriades, Elpidoforos S. Leach, Lloyd
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Frontiers in Public Health
Introduction To perform their work efficiently and safely, firefighters should maintain all aspects of physical fitness. Cardiac-related incidents are the leading cause of duty-related deaths in firefighters, and many firefighters have poor musculoskeletal health (MSH) that hinder their occupational performance (OP). Establishing the relationship b...
