- Author
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Karter, M. J., Jr.
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Molis, J. L.
- Title
- U.S. Firefighter Injuries, 2004.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Keywords
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fire fighters
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injuries
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fire statistics
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exposure
- Identifiers
- injury rates; fireground; nonfire emergencies; type of duty; ause of injury; collisions; community size
- Abstract
- NFPA estimates that 75,840 firefighter injuries occurred in the line of duty in 2004, a decrease of 3.7% from the year before. Almost half (48.6%) of the all firefighter injuries occurred during fireground operations. An estimated 14,250 occurring during other on duty activities, while 13,150 occurred at nonfire emergency incidents. The leading type of injury received during fireground operations was strain, sprain or muscular pain (48.5%), followed by wound, cut, bleeding, bruise (17.2%). Regionally, the Northeast had the highest fireground injury rate, more than twice the rate for the rest of the country.