FireRehab
Communications
March 2008
Volume 8
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Fire Medicine
Response to CO Alarms: Time For Another Detector?
By Mike McEvoy, FireRehab columnist
Carbon monoxide incidents account for an increasing number of fire department responses. Based on the most contemporary medical and scientific knowledge of CO and how it affects people, it seems high time for some modernization of fire service response to CO alarms and incidents.

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The Rehab Sector
Firefighter Safety During Extreme Hot Weather – Part 1
By Perry Denehy, FireRehab columnist
I recently learned about a potentially serious incident that occurred in a combination fire department last summer. Lacking written policy and NFPA compliance, members were faced with a struggle to get the proper change to occur. The issue centered on whether firefighters should be out training during times of excessive heat.

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Fireground Medical Operations
Fireground Medical Screening Exam — Part 4
The following article is part 4 of a multi-part series exploring on-scene firefighter screening and what factors ensure the success of rehabilitation.
By David Jaslow
The medical evaluation of firefighters in the rehabilitation sector at a fireground or any long duration incident can be seen as similar to the emergency department medical screening exam performed in hospitals.

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Fire Rehabilitation News:

D.C. firefighters hospitalized after 'hazmat suicide' response
[Washington]

Okla. firefighters burned in grass fire
[Dewey County, Okla.]

Study: How to improve wildland firefighter health, welfare and performance
[Washington]

Calif. mall evacuated in CO scare
[Eureka, Calif.]

8 at N.C. motel treated for CO poisoning
[Raleigh, N.C.]
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