Duty-related risk of sudden cardiac death among young US firefighters.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known regarding duty-related risks for sudden cardiac death (SCD) among young firefighters.

Aims

To investigate duty-related SCD among US firefighters aged 45 or younger.

Methods

We collected data on duty-related SCD from the US Fire Administration (USFA) and the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Two physicians independently reviewed each record. The proportions of time spent by firefighters performing specific duties were estimated from a municipal department, 17 large metropolitan departments and a national database. We estimated the duty-specific relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of SCD relative to non-emergency duties based on the observed deaths and the expected average proportions of t

SUBMITTER: Farioli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7811883 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature