Brown, Jill Mulhern, Gerry Joseph, Stephen
Published in
Journal of Traumatic Stress
This study was an investigation into the associations between incident-related stressors, locus of control, coping, and psychological distress in firefighters in Northern Ireland during the time of political violence. Among 248 male firefighters, greater psychological distress was associated with greater frequency of incident-related negative emoti...
Gueusquin, Marie-France
Published in
Etudes rurales
The wind is seen in relation to its repercussions on the practices and conceptions of the inhabitants of three areas in France: the Rhone valley in Provence, the Cotentin and Flanders. How are winds controlled and domesticated for farming and protecting the environment? What feelings do people have about the wind? Throughout the year, the mistral i...
Sauvagnargues-Lesage, Sophie Ayral, Pierre-Alain
Emergency management has always required tools to get geographic information from the affected area. The objectives are to have a general view of the theatre of operations with its geographic characteristics, troop's location, roads and railways, and fighting location. The emergency management of natural hazards is specific because it is necessary ...
Amaro, António
In a risk society can a government-centered model of civil protection on his own guarantee the human security in the face of an increasing diversity of social and ecological vulnerabilities? Does a citizen centered-model guarantee more protection in a modern society? In other words what is the priority the citizen or the government? Can the civil p...
Jacques, Francis
L'évolution des règles de construction et la généralisation des matériaux de synthèse dans les aménagements des locaux d'habitation ou professionnels ont modifié les méthodes empiriques de l'attaque du feu en espace clos ou semi-confiné. Aujourd'hui, le soldat du feu doit sans cesse adapter ses moyens et ses méthodes pour rester efficace. Durement ...
RIBEIRO, Marcos SANTOS, Ubiratan de Paula BUSSACOS, Marco Antonio TERRA-FILHO, Mario
The firefighters are at increased risk of respiratory disease as a result of exposure to smoke and dust. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk associated with respiratory symptoms among city firefighters in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study utilizing the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) ...
Drew-Nord, Dana C.
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN CAREER FIREFIGHTERSBackground: Sudden cardiac death is the leading cause of on-duty death among career firefighters. Limited literature as to the etiology of on-duty sudden cardiac death in firefighters is available. Cardiovascular risk profiles of firefighters are similar to those of the general population. Firefight...
RIBEIRO, Marcos SANTOS, Ubiratan de Paula BUSSACOS, Marco Antonio TERRA-FILHO, Mario
The firefighters are at increased risk of respiratory disease as a result of exposure to smoke and dust. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk associated with respiratory symptoms among city firefighters in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study utilizing the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) ...
Webber, Mayris P. Gustave, Jackson Lee, Roy Niles, Justin K. Kelly, Kerry Cohen, Hillel W. Prezant, David J.
Published in
Environmental Health Perspectives
Background Respiratory symptoms, either newly reported after the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on 11 September 2001 (9/11) or increased in severity, have been well documented in WTC-exposed workers and New York City residents. However, considerable uncertainty exists over the persistence of symptoms. Objectives In this study, our goals were to ...
Nyman, David Einars, Gisela
Denna uppsats undersöker effekter av psykologisk debriefing och avlastningssamtal efter traumatiska händelser hos brandpersonal. Enkätstudiens fokus låg på brandpersonalens känslomässiga påverkan av traumatiska händelser i arbetet. Femtionio personer deltog i enkätstudien, varav 91 procent upplevt en traumatisk händelse. Det fanns inga signifikanta...
