Firefighters?? Reaction to Alarm, an ECG and Heart Rate Study

Kuorinka, Ilkka; Korhonen, Ossi

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“…These are very high levels, associated with maximal exertion or anxiety. The response in heart rate does not show any consistent association with age or fitness of the firefighter, and there is great variation from person to person and in the same person from time to time (10,55).…”

Section: Cardiovascular Diseasementioning

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Occupational Health Concerns of Firefighting

Guidotti¹,

Clough²

1992

Annu. Rev. Public Health

100

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Section: Cardiovascular Diseasementioning

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Occupational Health Concerns of Firefighting

Guidotti¹,

Clough²

1992

Annu. Rev. Public Health

100

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“…Most of the studies in the past have assessed the response of the HR and the oxygen consumption of fire-fighters engaged in physical work during an alarm or a single fire-fighting incident (Barnard and Duncan 1975, Kuorinka and Korhonen 1981, Puterbaugh and Lawyer 1983, Romet and Frim 1987, Sothmann et al 1992. Furthermore, many simulations have been carried out concerning fire-fighting suppression tasks in order to assess physical workload (Louhevaara et al 1985, O'Connell et al 1986, Misner et al 1987, Sothmann et al 1991, Gledhill and Jamnik 1992, Gilman and Davis 1993, Lusa et al 1993, Puttiger 1994, Bennett et al 1995, Smith et al 1996, 1998, Carter et al 1999, Williford et al 1999, Oldham et al 2000, Petersen et al 2000, Bilzon et al 2001.…”

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The physical demands upon (Dutch) fire-fighters in relation to the maximum acceptable energetic workload

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To cite this Article Bos, Jurriaan , Mol, Eric , Visser, Bart and Frings-Dresen, Monique HW(2004) 'The physical demands upon (Dutch) fire-fighters in relation to the maximum acceptable energetic workload ', Ergonomics, 47: 4,[446][447][448][449][450][451][452][453][454][455][456][457][458][459][460] To link to this Article: DOI: 10.1080/00140130310001643283 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140130310001643283Full terms and conditions of use: http://www.informaworld.com/terms-and-conditions-of-access.pdf This article may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, re-distribution, re-selling, loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden.The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material. The aim of this study was to assess the tasks and activities that make physical demands on Dutch fire-fighters and to compare them with a guideline related to the development of excessive fatigue. The occupational physical demands on Dutch fire-fighters were assessed by conducting a task analysis during 85 24-h shifts. While workplace observations on the duration and frequency of physical tasks and activities were recorded, the heart rate was measured. This was then used to calculate the heart rate reserve percentage (%HRR) for predefined working periods, tasks and activities during 24-h shifts. The findings indicate that actual fire-fighting during 24-h shifts is characterised by a low frequency of incidents, a short 'turn-out' time, short tasks, and activities with a moderate to occasionally high energetic workload. Two tasks which sometimes occur in actual fire-fighting exceeded the guideline on energetic workload. The conclusion was that, though the number of incidents and the occupational demands are low during 24-h shifts, the peak loads for these two tasks are energetically high and could lead to excessive fatigue. Consequently, attention may need to be paid to health surveillance for persons exposed to such energetic peak loads, the development of physical and medical selection procedures, training, and workplace adjustments.

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“…Several studies have examined the ph ysiological respon ses of fire fighters to alarms, fire fighting, or near-maximal exercise (3)(4)(5) . Average heart rate s as high as 188 beats per minute have been recorded during fire fighting (3).…”

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“…Average heart rate s as high as 188 beats per minute have been recorded during fire fighting (3). Studies examining the role of psychological factors in the etiology of elevated heart rate s in response to alarm have yielded conflictin g results (3)(4)(5). Emotional stre ss has been considered a possible factor explaining the unu sually high incidence of ischemic stress tests found in a stud y of fire fighters in Los Angeles, California (6) .…”

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Psychological distress and alcohol use among fire fighters.

Boxer¹,

Wild²

1993

Scand J Work Environ Health

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BOXER PA, WILD D. Psychological distress and alcohol use among fire fighters. Scand J Work Enviro n Health 1993;19:121-5. Few studies have investigated stressors to which fire fighters are subjected and the potential psychological consequences. One hundred and forty-five fire fighters were studied to enumerate potential occupational stressors, assess psychological distress and problems with alcohol use, and determine whether a relationship exists between these measures and self-reported stressors. Hearing that children are in a burning building was the highest ranked stressor. According to three self-report instruments, between 33 and 41% of the fire fighters were experiencing significant psychological distress, and 29% had possible or probable problems with alcohol use. These figures are significantly higher than would be expected in a typical community or working population. In a logistic regression analysis, no relationship was found between measures of psychological distress and alcohol use and the 10 most highly ranked work stressors.

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Firefighters?? Reaction to Alarm, an ECG and Heart Rate Study

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Occupational Health Concerns of Firefighting

Occupational Health Concerns of Firefighting

The physical demands upon (Dutch) fire-fighters in relation to the maximum acceptable energetic workload

Psychological distress and alcohol use among fire fighters.

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