Thermal protective uniforms and hoods: Impact of design modifications and water content on burn prevention in New York City firefighters: Laboratory and field results

Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Prezant, David J ^a   Malley, K S ^b   Barker, R L ^c   Guerth, C ^c   Kelly, K J ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Government of New york   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn prevention; Firefighting uniforms; Occupational injury; Thermal injury evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; FEMALE; FIRE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

BURNS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEMALE; FIRES; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0035460174     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.7.suppl_1.i43     Document Type: Article

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