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Fire Fighter Environment The skin of fire fighters is routinely contaminated with soot and other substances from burning and overheated materials during fire suppression. This remains after leaving the fire scene and often for a considerable time after. There is also a great chance of indirect skin contamination from contaminated gear such as gloves and hoods, and soot often reaches areas otherwise thought to be protected. Chemicals present in soot have been long known to cross the skin into the body and are suspected to cause cancer and other diseases by this route. The chemical contaminants identified on skin and gear which have been found to cause cancer and reproductive effects in animals have also been found to readily cross the skin, and to be absorbed much more quickly at the high temperatures which fire fighters experience at the fire scene. Our recommendation is therefore that skin is protected from contamination from smoke-derived chemicals, and washed as soon as possible after leaving the fire scene. Protective gear, including gloves and hoods, should also be washed frequently. It is clear that personal protective equipment (PPE) is a necessary tool to ensure fire fighter safety in the modern fire fighting scene; however, it comes with a cost. Current PPE is heavy, thick, multi-layered and bulky, challenging the fire fighter’s ability to maintain thermal equilibrium and exacerbating their physiologic burden during fire suppression. This thermoregulatory strain, combined with the anxiety of an emergency response and the exertion required to perform fire fighting activities, competes for cardiovascular reserves and substantially increases the risk for the onset of a cardiovascular event, heat-related illness and potential for mental/cognitive impairment. Ultimately, these physiological and cognitive decrements threaten both fire fighter and patient safety. Thus, it is imperative that we gain an understanding of these multisystem cascades during a variety of real-life emergency responses. We also must develop, validate and implement effective strategies and/or interventions that enable fire fighters to maintain work limits within a safe physiological range, below critical thresholds, while simultaneously maximizing operational effectiveness. This workshop will help fire fighters to better understand and control the hazards in their work environment, and to address concerns they may have in this regard. - 78 -
WORKSHOP GROUP A Physical Demands of Fire Fighting Fire fighting continues to be one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States and Canada requiring high levels of physical fitness to safely perform this arduous work with intense physical demands. This workshop will reveal the scientific data collected while monitoring fire fighters on the fireground and discuss strategies for preparing for these acute physiological responses and heat stressors during arduous work as well as needs for emergency scene rehabilitation. MODERATOR Darrell Mendenhall Fire Service Fitness/Wellness Consultant Indianapolis, Indiana PANEL James Brown, PhD Director, Firefighter Health & Safety Research Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Tom Hales, MD Senior Medical Epidemiologist National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Cincinnati, Ohio Steve Moffatt, MD Director Public Safety Medical Services Indianapolis, Indiana - 79 -
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The IAFF’s Role in Addressing Fir
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Public Safety Broadband Issues Terr
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The Evolution of the Specialty of P
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Medical Data Collection Joanna Gait
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Mass-Casualty Incident Tucson, Ariz
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Mass-Casualty Incident Tucson, Ariz
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NIST Fire Modeling The Charleston I
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Multiple Line-of-Duty Death Investi
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Surviving the Fire Ground Toronto,
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Page 87 and 88: WORKSHOP GROUP A Economics of Fire
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Page 91 and 92: Kerry Kuehl Associate Professor of
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Page 121 and 122: Occupational Diseases Travis Kubale
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Page 125 and 126: Infectious Diseases Virginia M Weav
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Behavioral Wellness: Mental Aspects
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Kimberly Van Orden, PhD Post-Doctor
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WORKSHOP GROUP B Fire Service Commu
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Fire Service Communications: Why Th
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WORKSHOP GROUP B Operating Safely:
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Operating Safely: Protective Clothi
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Staying Competitive in Ambulance Tr
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WORKSHOP GROUP B Fire and EMS Opera
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Fire and EMS Operations in Canada S
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WORKSHOP GROUP B Marketing a Fire-B
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Marketing a Fire-Based System Denni
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Marketing a Fire-Based System Baldw
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ABSTRACTS Workshops Group A & B Spe
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WORKSHOP GROUP A & B Building Codes
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Building Codes: Making Buildings Sa
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WORKSHOP GROUP A & B Functional Fit
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Functional Fitness Ian Crosby Welln
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PRACTICAL WORKSHOP Fire Ground Surv
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PRACTICAL WORKSHOP Electric Vehicle
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Ask the Doc: The Physician Roundtab
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Ask the Trainer: The WFI, CPAT, PFT
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Ask the Feds: EMS Federal Partner A
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IAFF John P. Redmond Foundation Red
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