2021年8月16日 · The study is the latest in a small but growing body of evidence that identifies risk factors associated with heart-related deaths among firefighters and suggests potential strategies to prevent them.

Firefighters have a higher risk of illness and death due to cardiovascular events during periods of intense physical and emotional stress at work. 23, 24 However, previous mortality studies, some of which have shown evidence of an increased risk of some cancer types and nonmalignant respiratory diseases, have not shown consistent evidence suppor...

2017年4月4日 · Obesity among firefighters is associated with lower aerobic fitness, the clustering of various CVD risk factors, and a higher risk of cardiac enlargement. 2,10,11 Firefighters with low physical fitness (≤10 METS) have a significantly and several-fold higher risk of metabolic syndrome, as well as EKG abnormalities and clinically abnormal heart ...

2019年11月30日 · The Centers for Disease Control confirms that among career firefighters, sudden cardiac death and asphyxiation are the leading causes of death and FEMA states that coronary heart disease (CHD) is the greatest health risk to firefighters.

2022年3月23日 · Compared with people in other occupations, firefighters are known to have a disproportionately high risk of heart disease, and almost half of fatalities in on-duty firefighters result from sudden cardiac death – when the heart suddenly stops beating and …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of death in firefighters. Although on-duty SCD usually occurs in older victims almost exclusively because of coronary heart disease, no studies have examined causation across the career span.

2019年12月6日 · Firefighters, as an occupation, have some of the highest rates of heart disease, heart attacks, and sudden cardiac death. There have been several studies published examining firefighters’ unique...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of on-duty death among firefighters (45% of on-duty fatalities) and a major cause of morbidity. CVD in the fire service also has adverse public safety implications as well as significant cost impacts on government agencies.

2007年3月22日 · Heart disease causes 45% of the deaths that occur among U.S. firefighters while they are on duty. We examined duty-specific risks of death from coronary heart disease among on-duty U.S....

Methods: Cross-sectional investigation of subclinical atherosclerosis with metabolic, work related, and life-style variables in 296 professional firefighters. Results: Calcified coronary atherosclerosis (CAC), carotid arterial intimal thickness (CIMT), and electrocardiogram provided independent CVD assessments.