Frequency of firefighters' heat-related illness and its association with removing personal protective equipment and working hours.

This study also showed a statistically significant correlation between working hours and removing PPE with the experience of HRI symptoms (P<0.05). In addition, removing PPE except the helmet was correlated with resting hours (P<0.001; Gloves: P=0.051), which indicates removing PPE is related to resting time. This study revealed that firefighters routinely experienced mild HRI symptoms and the fatalities were just a tiny fraction. It is also emphasized that attention should be given on the significant role of taking off PPE during rest and on the standardized firefighters' rehabilitation followed by its application. PMID: 30210098 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Industrial Health - Category: Occupational Health Tags: Ind Health Source Type: research