A systematic review of the health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires
The aim of the paper is to summarize the evidence of health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires. The authors searched 3 databases for relevant articles and screened the results. After full-text review, articles were included based on pre-determined criteria. The authors identified 32...
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| description | The aim of the paper is to summarize the evidence of health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires. The authors searched 3 databases
for relevant articles and screened the results. After full-text review, articles were included based on pre-determined criteria. The authors identified
32 relevant articles. Occupational exposure to wildland fires affects lung function in the short term and may increase the risk of hypertension in
the long term. Exposure to wildland fires is also associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms. There was insufficient evidence to comment on most
longer-term risks, and in particular on respiratory disease or cancer risks. Further research is required to understand whether occupational exposure
to wildland fires results in clinically significant impacts on respiratory function, and to further clarify the relationship between occupational exposure
and blood pressure, mental health, and cancer outcomes. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2019;32(2):121–40 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-194fbf0f4aaf4ec481729c30958b0d822022-12-21T22:54:08ZengNofer Institute of Occupational MedicineInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health1232-10871896-494X2019-04-0132212114010.13075/ijomeh.1896.0132693189A systematic review of the health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland firesEmily Groot0Alexa Caturay1Yasmin Khan2Ray Copes3Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Canada (Clinical Sciences)Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada (Department of Family Medicine)Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Canada (Communicable Diseases, Emergency Preparedness and Response)Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Canada (Environmental and Occupational Health)The aim of the paper is to summarize the evidence of health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires. The authors searched 3 databases for relevant articles and screened the results. After full-text review, articles were included based on pre-determined criteria. The authors identified 32 relevant articles. Occupational exposure to wildland fires affects lung function in the short term and may increase the risk of hypertension in the long term. Exposure to wildland fires is also associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms. There was insufficient evidence to comment on most longer-term risks, and in particular on respiratory disease or cancer risks. Further research is required to understand whether occupational exposure to wildland fires results in clinically significant impacts on respiratory function, and to further clarify the relationship between occupational exposure and blood pressure, mental health, and cancer outcomes. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2019;32(2):121–40http://www.journalssystem.com/ijomeh/Systematic-review-of-the-health-impacts-of-occupational-exposure-to-wildland-fires,93189,0,2.htmlfirefighterinhalationsmokeburnswildfiresstress disorders |
| spellingShingle | Emily Groot Alexa Caturay Yasmin Khan Ray Copes A systematic review of the health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health firefighter inhalation smoke burns wildfires stress disorders |
| title | A systematic review of the health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires |
| title_full | A systematic review of the health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires |
| title_fullStr | A systematic review of the health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires |
| title_full_unstemmed | A systematic review of the health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires |
| title_short | A systematic review of the health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires |
| title_sort | systematic review of the health impacts of occupational exposure to wildland fires |
| topic | firefighter inhalation smoke burns wildfires stress disorders |
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