Evaluation of Interventions to Reduce Firefighter Exposures.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evaluate the effectiveness of firefighter exposure reduction interventions.

Methods

Fireground interventions included use of self-contained breathing apparatus by engineers, entry team wash down, contaminated equipment isolation, and personnel showering and washing of gear upon return to station. Urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites (PAH-OHs) were measured after structural fire responses before and after intervention implementation. Separately, infrared sauna use following live-fire training was compared to standard postfire care in a randomized trial.

Results

The fireground interventions significantly reduced mean total urinary postfire PAH-OHs in engineers (-40.4%, 95%CI -63.9%, -2.3%) and firefighters (-36.2%, 95%CI -56.7%, -6.0%) but not c

SUBMITTER: Burgess JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8647371 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature