FireRehab
Communications
Dec. 2008
Volume 12

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The Rehab Sector
Sorry, our Department Can't Comply with Rehab Standards
Let's look at the nine key components of NFPA 1584, highlighting some practical concerns. I will be taking the "devil's advocate" role in responding to the requirements of the standard. You may note an air of cynicism that is seldom heard in the fire service. This is a very serious topic and my approach is only to show that "If there is a will, there is a way." Full Column

The Rehab Training Center
Be Prepared for Incident Rehab
The motto "be prepared" has stuck in my mind ever since my days in the Boy Scouts. The profession of firefighting and EMS seems to really exemplify this phrase. We are not always sure what we should be prepared for, but we need to have some semblance of preparation for anything we may face.
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Fireground Medical Operations
Fireground Medical Screening Exam — Part 10
The following article is the epilogue of a multi-part series exploring on-scene firefighter screening and what factors ensure the success of rehabilitation.

How likely is it that the fireground medical screening exam will uncover any of the fireground medical emergencies that we have listed throughout this series? As they say in academia, "When the answer is unclear, that’s a good question." There is no scientific research to date concerning the clinical dynamics in the rehab sector. Full Column

Fire Rehabilitation News:

Companies team up to make CO-testing defibrillator
[Irvine, Calif.]

Impact of Winter Weather on Personnel – Part 1
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CO sends 5 NY tenants to hospital despite warning to landlord
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Fla. firefighters hospitalized with heat exhaustion
[Naples, Fla.]
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