COPD in Firefighters: A Specific Event-Related Condition Rather than a Common Occupational Respiratory Disorder
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Wildland Fire Smoke
3.1. Major Exposure Constituents and the Mechanisms of Action
3.2. Functional and Clinical Implications
4. World Trade Centre Disaster
4.1. Assesment of Exposure
4.2. Reported Diagnosis and Functional Changes
4.3. Biomarkers and Phenotypes
5. COPD Morbidity and Mortality in Other Firefighter Populations
6. Firefighters and Quality of Life
7. Final Remarks and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Article | Article Type | Sample Size | Outcome |
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Burgess et al., 2004 [15] | Original research | 1204 | Lung function and gene polymorphism |
Hnizdo, 2012 [17] | Original research | 965 | Effectiveness of long-term spirometry monitoring programs |
Reid et al., 2016 [18] | Review | - | Respiratory morbidity and mortality |
Adetona et al., 2016 [9] | Review | - | Health effects (including COPD) of WLF smoke |
Betchley et al., 1997 [11] | Original research | 76 | Cross-shift and cross-season respiratory effects |
Jacquin et al., 2011 [12] | Original research | 108 | Short-term respiratory effects in smokers vs. non-smokers |
Adetona et al., 2011 [13] | Original research | 24 | Cumulative exposure effects on lung function |
Gaughan et al., 2008 [14] | Original research | 58 | Acute respiratory effects |
Liu et al., 1992 [16] | Original research | 63 | Smoke effect on FEV1 and airway responsiveness |
Article | Article Type | Sample Size | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Weakley et al., 2013 [29] | Original research | 12,528 | Agreement between self-reported and medical records diagnoses |
Webber et al., 2011 [28] | Original research | 14,314 | Physician-diagnosed respiratory conditions |
Weiden et al., 2013 [36] | Original research | 1720 | Biomarkers for lung injury |
Yip et al., 2016 [31] | Original research | 2281 | 12-year post-exposure cumulative incidence of different health problems |
Zeig-Owens et al., 2018 [32] | Original research | 9434 | Long-term post-exposure decline in FEV1 |
Singh et al., 2018 [33] | Original research | 2137 | Predictors for asthma/COPD overlap |
Putman et al., 2019 [35] | Original research | 917 | Serum IgA level and airway injury |
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Rajnoveanu, A.-G.; Rajnoveanu, R.-M.; Motoc, N.S.; Postolache, P.; Gusetu, G.; Man, M.A. COPD in Firefighters: A Specific Event-Related Condition Rather than a Common Occupational Respiratory Disorder. Medicina 2022, 58, 239. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020239
Rajnoveanu A-G, Rajnoveanu R-M, Motoc NS, Postolache P, Gusetu G, Man MA. COPD in Firefighters: A Specific Event-Related Condition Rather than a Common Occupational Respiratory Disorder. Medicina. 2022; 58(2):239. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020239
Chicago/Turabian StyleRajnoveanu, Armand-Gabriel, Ruxandra-Mioara Rajnoveanu, Nicoleta Stefania Motoc, Paraschiva Postolache, Gabriel Gusetu, and Milena Adina Man. 2022. "COPD in Firefighters: A Specific Event-Related Condition Rather than a Common Occupational Respiratory Disorder" Medicina 58, no. 2: 239. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020239
APA StyleRajnoveanu, A. -G., Rajnoveanu, R. -M., Motoc, N. S., Postolache, P., Gusetu, G., & Man, M. A. (2022). COPD in Firefighters: A Specific Event-Related Condition Rather than a Common Occupational Respiratory Disorder. Medicina, 58(2), 239. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020239