Suicide mortality among firefighters: Results from a large, urban fire department

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (11) ◽  
pp. 942-947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian H. Stanley ◽  
Melanie A. Hom ◽  
Thomas E. Joiner
Keyword(s):  
Fire Department ◽  
Suicide Mortality ◽  
Urban Fire

scholarly journals Customer Satisfaction in a Large Urban Fire Department Emergency Medical Services System

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Persse ◽  
Jeffrey L. Jarvis ◽  
Jerry Corpening ◽  
Bobbie Harris
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Emergency Medical Services ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Urban Fire

scholarly journals Expecting the unexpected: A mixed methods study of violence to EMS responders in an urban fire department

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Taylor ◽  
Brittany Barnes ◽  
Andrea L. Davis ◽  
Jasmine Wright ◽  
Shannon Widman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Urban Fire

74. Location of Cardiac Arrests: Implications for AED Placement

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (S2) ◽  
pp. S47-S47 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Atkins ◽  
Brian S. Zachariah
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Automated External Defibrillators ◽  
Urban Fire ◽  
Impact On Survival ◽  
Business District ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Hypothesis: First responder organizations with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) can have a larger impact on survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest than placing AEDs in large buildings.Methods: To evaluate the impact, all cardiac arrests handled by a large urban fire department for 1994 were analyzed. Each 5.6 square mile area of the city was defined as business (Bus), high (HilRes), middle (MilRes), or low income (LoIRes) residential. For each area, the CPR rates were calculated for the number of arrests/100 ambulance dispatches, and were stratified by percent of adults over age 65.Results: Of the 1,222 cardiac arrests, only 85 occurred in business and industrial areas, 1,041 occurred in residential areas. The downtown business district had only 77 arrests with half of those being outside of buildings or in shelters.

Implementation of a computerized management information system in an urban fire department

1989 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 573-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terence D Valenzuela ◽  
Kevin T Keeley ◽  
Elizabeth A Criss ◽  
Daniel W Spaite ◽  
Harvey W Meislin
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Management Information System ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Urban Fire

Fostering human–robot cooperative architectures for search and rescue missions in urban fires

SIMULATION ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 003754972096454
Author(s):  
Micael S Couceiro ◽  
David Portugal ◽  
Rui P Rocha ◽  
André Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
Search And Rescue ◽  
Urban Search And Rescue ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Urban Fire ◽  
Urban Fires ◽  
Robot Cooperation

Urban fires are probably the most frequent catastrophic incidents in urban areas, requiring a prompt response due to life endangerment in highly populated zones and the high risk of fire propagation to buildings and parked cars in the vicinity. Robot assistance has been identified as a valuable resource for such urban search and rescue (USAR) scenarios by taking advantage of robots’ expendability. However, it is still unclear or not quantified how advantageous such human–robot cooperation can be to the final outcome of firefighting operations and other USAR missions. This article reports research in this context by modeling key features of a firefighting mission in response to an urban fire in a large basement garage. Besides building a behavioral model of human firefighting teams based on interviews with a Portuguese Fire Department, and assessing their performance under different circumstances, this work studies the addition of robotic teams in cooperation with human firefighters to overcome communication issues and improve situation awareness. The results obtained highlight the importance of such human–robot partnership for a more effective response to an urban fire and mitigation of life endangerment of first responders and victims.

Customer Satisfaction in a Large Urban Fire Department Emergency Medical Services System

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Persse ◽  
Jeffrey L. Jarvis ◽  
Jerry Corpening ◽  
Bobbie Harris
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Emergency Medical Services ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Urban Fire

Review of Accidents/Injuries Among Emergency Medical Services Workers in Baltimore, Maryland

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn R.M. Gershon ◽  
David Vlahov ◽  
Gabor Kelen ◽  
Bruce Conrad ◽  
Larry Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Occupational Exposures ◽  
The Body ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Baltimore County ◽  
Hospital Visit ◽  
Lost Work ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Urban Fire

AbstractObjectives:To characterize the types of occupational exposures and injuries reported by emergency medical service (EMS) workers.Methods:A blinded review of accidents/exposures among EMS workers employed by a Baltimore County fire department was conducted. Medical records for 1992 were reviewed.Results:Two hundred and twenty-six reports were filed by EMS workers (n = 197) employed by a large, urban fire department in 1992. The most commonly reported injuries were sprains (23%), strains (20%), and exposure to blood and body fluids (15%). The body site most commonly injured was the back (20%) followed by the respiratory system (10%). Most incidents were treated at the employee health clinic, and 13% of the incidents resulted in a hospital visit. Fifteen percent of the injuries resulted in more than seven lost work days. Most incidents were caused by stretcher mishaps, especially during transport of heavy patients. Walkway impediments (e.g., icy steps, wet leaves, broken and uneven pathways) also played an important role in creating slipping and tripping hazards.Conclusion:These results suggest a variety of prevention strategies aimed at reducing accidents and exposures among EMS workers.

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