- Author
- Calvert, G. M. | Barnett, M. | Mehler, L. N. | Becker, A. | Das, R. | Beckman, J. | Male, D. | Sievert, J. | Thomsen, C. | Morrissey, B.
- Title
- Acute Pesticide-Related Illness Among Emergency Responders, 1993-2002.
- Coporate
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH Strategic Options Consulting, Inc., Portland, OR California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, CA Florida Department of Health,Tallahassee California Department of Health Services, Oakland Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA NewYork State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health,Troy Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX
- Journal
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 49, No. 5, 383-393, May 2006
- Keywords
- pesticides | poisons | occupational hazards | first responders | fire fighters | medical services | statistics | exposure | data analysis | protective equipment
- Identifiers
- poisoning; police; emergency medical technicians; Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks-Pesticides (SENSORPesticides) program; California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) pesticide poisoning surveillance program; Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) System; standardized severity index [CDC, 2001a] was used to assign severity to all cases provided by SENSOR/CDPR; incidence rates; incidence rate ratios; severity of acute pesticide-related illness and associated factors,1993-2002; activities associated with illness; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); law enforcement officers; recommendations to prevent acute pesticide-related illness among emergency responders