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■ Firefighter Autopsy Protocol ■ 109 ■ I: Background ■ NIOSH REP. # F2005-04 Jan 23, 2005 F2005-03 Jan 23, 2005 F2005-02 Dec 20, 2004 F2005-01 Aug 14, 2004 DATE OF INCIDENT Title CAUSE OF DEATH AUTOPSY AUTOPSY COMMENTS Career firefighter dies while exiting residential basement fire—New York Career lieutenant and career firefighter die and four career firefighters are seriously injured during a three alarm apartment fire—New York One probationary career firefighter dies and four career firefighters are injured at a two-alarm residential structure fire—Texas Career firefighter dies after falling from tailboard and being backed over by engine—California Smoke inhalation and burns of the head, torso and upper extremities Mass trauma of the head, torso and extremities with multiple contusions of the extremities. Thermal injuries and smoke inhalation Multiple blunt-force injuries Yes Note: Carboxyhemoglobin level was 24% saturation; third degree burns on approximately 63% of body surface area Not mentioned None Not mentioned None Not mentioned None PDF LINK
■ Firefighter Autopsy Protocol ■ 110 ■ I: Background ■ NIOSH REP. # F2004-46 Feb 23, 2004 F2004-45 Feb 04, 2004 DATE OF INCIDENT Title CAUSE OF DEATH AUTOPSY AUTOPSY COMMENTS Firefighter collapses and dies while assisting with fire suppression efforts at a residential fire—Ohio Firefighter suffers sudden cardiac death after repacking a hose load on a fire engine—New Jersey “Arteriosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease” as the immediate cause of death with “morbid obesity” as a contributory condition Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease(CAD) Yes • Coronary artery disease (CAD) – Atherosclerotic occlusions of the native coronary arteries (remote) – Two vessel coronary artery bypass graft procedure (remote) – Occlusion of the lower coronary artery bypass graft (remote) – Open upper coronary artery bypass graft but with moderate calcific atherosclerosis – Myocardial infarct (heart attack) involving the anterior left ventricle and interventricular septum (remote) • Cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) weighing 780 grams (normal < 400 grams) • Mild narrowing of the arteries leading to the kidneys (arteriolonephrosclerosis), which is consistent with the diagnosis of hypertension • Morbid obesity; at 72 inches tall, the FF weighed 300 pounds for a body mass index (BMI) of 40.7. • A carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) measurement of
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