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A retrospective, single-center 4-year review of synthetic polyurethane matrix use in burns and other complex wounds

Burns Open
Here we describe the use of a synthetic polyurethane matrix in the setting of burns and other complex wounds in the largest United States case series to date. A retrospective review was conducted at a verified, regional burn center.
Muntazim Mukit, Payton Grande, David Hill, Kalyan Dadireddy, Sai Velamuri, Mahmoud Hassouba, Xiangxia Liu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Communication System For Firefighters [PDF]

, 2018
Currently firefighters use two-way radios to communicate on the job, and they are forced to write reports based on their memory because there is not an easy way to record the communications between two-way radios.
Booth, Steven, Goodpaster, Nicholas, Hurley, John-Paul, Moede, Griffin   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A Scoping Review and Bibliometric Analysis on Smart Firefighting in Buildings and Infrastructures

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smart Firefighting is a concept that has emerged within the fire engineering and fire science disciplines in recent years. It can enable informed decision making and improved fire safety. However, its scope, definition, outcomes, and value to emergency management remain unclear. To investigate this, a scoping review and a bibliometric analysis
José Antonio Morales Mere, Nils Johansson, Enrico Ronchi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Study on the Effectiveness of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Intervention Program for Firefighters by Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2021
Minju Kang, Young-Hwa Kim, Sang‐Goo Lee, Seung-Woo Han   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Experimental Analysis of Fire Behavior in Pine Forests and Agricultural Fields: Large‐Scale Tests Conducted Within the European TREEADS Project

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Two large‐scale experiments investigated fire spread mechanisms in vegetation ground fires in a pine forest and an agricultural field within the European TREEADS project. The tests, conducted in Saxony‐Anhalt and Brandenburg, targeted regions with dry, sandy soils and extensive pine stands and aim to improve suppression strategies and wildfire
Andrea Klippel, Anja Hofmann‐Böllinghaus, Kira Piechnik, Lukas Heydick, Hongyi Wu, Florian Köhler, Benjamin Klaffke   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a Typology of Korean Women Leaders' Resistance to Their Token Status in the Workplace

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite remarkable economic development in South Korea (Korea), there are only a few women leaders, and they face challenges in the gendered workplace where organizational constraints and traditional values coexist. In a reanalysis of narratives of Korean women leaders (KWLs), using an ideal‐type analysis as a novel qualitative research method,
Yonjoo Cho, Jiwon Park, Sumi Lee, Jieun You, Sokyum Yoon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling human–wildlife interactions in the context of livestock grazing abandonment and the return of large carnivores, ungulates and vultures: A stakeholder perspective

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Pastoral practices remain a widespread economic activity across European mountain regions. However, the viability of this activity may be threatened by the recovery of large wild vertebrates associated with passive rewilding, leading to the so‐called human–wildlife conflicts.
P. Acebes, F. J. Muñoz‐Gálvez, Z. Iglesias‐González, M. García‐Llorente, D. López‐García   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the risk of injury to firefighters based on a functional assessment using the Functional Movement Screen test

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2017
Introduction. The work of firefighters is at high risk of injury and injury. Firefighters risk their health and their lives each day, carrying help to those in need.
Krystian Kałużny, Anna Kałużna, Bartosz Kochański, Łukasz Wołowiec, Michał Cichosz, Walery Żukow, Wojciech Hagner   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A comparative analysis of histologic types of thyroid cancer between career firefighters and other occupational groups in Florida

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2022
Background Florida Firefighters experience a higher risk of thyroid cancer than non-firefighters. This study examines whether the histologic types and tumor stage of thyroid cancer is different among firefighters compared to other occupational groups ...
Kemi Ogunsina, Tulay Koru-Sengul, Valentina Rodriguez, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Natasha Schaefer-Solle, Soyeon Ahn, Erin N. Kobetz, Monique N. Hernandez, David J. Lee   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why do we burn? Examining arguments underpinning the use of prescribed burning to manage wildfire risk

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Managing wildfire risk requires consideration of complex and uncertain scientific evidence as well as trade‐offs between different values and goals. Conflicting perspectives on what values and goals are most important, what ought to be done and what trade‐offs are acceptable complicate those decisions.
Pele J. Cannon, Sarah Clement
wiley   +1 more source