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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 BackgroundPublic Safety Personnel (e.g., firefighters, paramedics, and police officers) are routinely exposed to human suffering and need to make quick, morally challenging decisions. Such decisions can affect their psychological wellbeing. Participating
Liana M. Lentz +6 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 Objective: This study examined the effects of 12-week complex training (CT) programs on professional firefighters’ occupational activities, strength, and power.Methods: Thirty men professional firefighters were randomly assigned to the CT group (n = 15 ...
Meng Liu +10 more
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Respiratory symptoms in firefighters [PDF]
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2011 AbstractBackgroundThe aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with respiratory symptoms in common firefighters in the Netherlands.MethodsA total of 1,330 firefighters from the municipal fire brigades of three provinces of the Netherlands were included in the study.
Greven, F. +3 more
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Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2014 Objective: This article reports new anthropometric information of U.S. firefighters for fire apparatus design applications (Study 1) and presents a data method to assist in firefighter anthropometric data usage for research-to-practice propositions (Study 2). Background: Up-to-date anthropometric information of the U.S. firefighter population is needed
Hongwei, Hsiao +5 more
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A Concept for Support of Firefighter Frontline Communication
Future Internet, 2013 In an indoor firefighter mission, coordination and communication support are of the utmost importance. We present our experience from over five years of research with current firefighter support technology.
Tobias Dyrks +5 more
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, 2021 This entry has been realised in the framework of the H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018 project “LoGov - Local Government and the Changing Urban-Rural Interplay”. LoGov aims to provide solutions for local governments that address the fundamental challenges resulting from urbanisation.
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Fire, 2022 Leadership competence development in the Portuguese fire services is an area to be explored and one where we must obtain more profound knowledge. The research seeks to identify the role of the initial training course for professional firefighters in the ...
João Carolino, Carlos Rouco
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A Profile of Injuries Sustained by Firefighters: A Critical Review [PDF]
, 2019 Firefighters, along with other tactical personnel, are at a high risk of work-related physical injury above that of the private sector. The aim of this critical narrative review was to identify, critically appraise and synthesise key findings from recent
Canetti, Elisa +3 more
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Sensors, 2023 Law enforcement officers (LEOs) commonly wear a duty belt (DB) or tactical vest (TV) and from prior findings, these forms of load carriage (LC) likely alter muscular activity.
Joel Martin +2 more
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Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2023 Sixty percent of all law enforcement officers (LEOs) experience low back pain (LBP), with the LEO duty belt (LEODB) commonly reported to be a contributing factor. The primary purpose of the study was to investigate the LEODB’s effect on muscular activity
James W. Kearney +4 more
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