Smoking practices in relation to exhaled carbon monoxide in an occupational cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) remains a leading occupational hazard in firefighters, but cigarette and waterpipe smoking likely contributes to the other sources of CO in such workers. The aim of this study was to estimate the contribution of self-reported active cigarette smoking, waterpipe use, and potential job-related sources of CO to the level of exhaled CO in firefighters.

Methods

We surveyed the personnel of 18 fire stations (N = 842), median age 28 years, who participated at an annual screening not timed to coincide with recent firefighting. We surveyed smoking and waterpipe history, exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS), use of coal for health and biomass for cooking and time since last exposure to firefighting in the workplace. We measured exhaled CO with

SUBMITTER: Vinnikov D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7725030 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature