- Author
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DeVos, A. J. B. M.
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Cook, A.
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Devine, B.
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Thompson, P. J.
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Weinstein, P.
- Title
- Effect of Protective Filters on Fire Fighter Respiratory Health During Simulated Bushfire Smoke Exposure.
- Coporate
- Univerisity of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- Journal
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine,
Vol. 49,
No. 9,
740-750,
September 2006
- Keywords
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fie fighters
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respiratory systems
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filters
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smoke
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exposure
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bush fires
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health hazards
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particulates
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data analysis
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masks
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air sampling
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heat protection
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statistical analysis
- Identifiers
- bush fire msoke; occupational exposure; respiratory health; respiratory protection; field trials during prescribed burns and bushfire situations; study population was selected from the group of 800 male and female career urban fire fighters based in fire stations in the Perth Metropolitan area in Western Australia; respiratory symptom questionnaire; FEV1 measurement; SaO2 measurement; air sampling inside the masks; demographics of Selected Career Fire Fighters (n=64), Perth, Western Australia; pre-Existing Medical Conditions in Selected Career Fire Fighters (n=64),Perth,Western Australia; FEV1and SaO2 measurements before and after exposure; odds ratios for increases in respiratory symptoms across the three types of filters; filter types and air sampling results