Lung function in fire fighters. II. A 5 yr follow up of retirees

A.W. Musk, J.M. Peters and D.H. Wegman

American Journal of Public Health, 1977, vol. 67, issue 7, 630-633

Abstract: In a study of the chronic effects of fire fighting on lung function, 1,768 employees from the Boston Fire Department were examined in 1970. From this cohort, 109 firefighters who retired in the period 1970 to 1975 have been restudied with questionnaire and ventilatory function tests. The observed values for pulmonary function when expressed as a per cent of predicted are consistently slightly below 100 per cent. The expected effect of cigarette smoking on lung function was demonstrated. The results suggest that selection factors within the Fire Department (company transfers, promotions, and retirement) are important in reducing the effect of fire fighting on subjects who may be adversely affected by the inhalation of combustion products.

Date: 1977
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