Heart Disease: A Heightened Risk for Firefighters
Filed Under (Heartburn) by David on 25-05-2010
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Nearly 50% of deaths that occur among firefighters while they are on duty are related to cardiovascular events.
Researchers examined mortality data among U.S. firefighters from 1994 to 2004 except for deaths that occurred during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The study did not actually show an overall increased risk of death from coronary heart disease, but it did reveal that such an event was more likely during the activities of suppressing a fire and responding to an alarm.
