- Author
- DeVos, A. J. B. M. | Cook, A. | Devine, B. | Thompson, P. J. | 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
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 49, No. 9, 740-750, September 2006
- Keywords
- fie fighters | respiratory systems | filters | smoke | exposure | bush fires | health hazards | particulates | data analysis | masks | air sampling | heat protection | 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