A LONGITUDINAL-STUDY OF PULMONARY-FUNCTION IN FIRE FIGHTERS

被引:28
作者
TEPPER, A
COMSTOCK, GW
LEVINE, M
机构
[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH HYG & PUBL HLTH,DEPT EPIDEMIOL,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
[2] NASA,DIV OCCUPAT HLTH,WASHINGTON,DC 20546
关键词
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; FIRE FIGHTING; AMMONIA; PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT;
D O I
10.1002/ajim.4700200304
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Pulmonary function changes among fire fighters were evaluated by re-examining 632 Baltimore city fire fighters six to ten years after a baseline examination. Spirometry was used to determine forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1). Information about exposures was obtained by questionnaire and by combining data from fire department records regarding the number of fires fought by fire fighting units with individual work histories. Men who never wore a mask while extinguishing fires experienced a 1.7 times greater rate of FEV1 decline than mask wearers. Men with ammonia exposure experienced a rate of decline 1.7 times greater than non-exposed men. Neither length of time spent in exposed jobs nor number of responses were associated with the rate of decline. Active fire fighters experienced a rate of decline 2.5 times greater than those who had retired or resigned. Some effects differed between men who were able to perform repeatable pulmonary function tests and those who were not.
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页码:307 / 316
页数:10
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