Mortality in Florida Professional Firefighters, 1972 to 1999

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• Personal Author:
  Fleming, Lora E. ; Gerace TA ; Lai H ; Lai S ; Lee DJ ; Ma F ; Trapido E
• Description:
  Exposure to occupational hazards among firefighters may lead to increased mortality from cancer, lung, or heart disease. Age- and gender-adjusted mortality rates of 34,796 male and 2,017 female Florida professional firefighters between 1972 and 1999 were compared with the Florida general population. One thousand four hundred eleven male and 38 female firefighter deaths with known causes were identified. In male firefighters, mortality due to all causes and most non-malignant diseases was significantly less than expected. There was no excess overall mortality from cancer, but excesses existed for male breast cancer [standardized mortality ratio (SMR = 7.41; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.99-18.96) and thyroid cancer (SMR = 4.82; 95% CI: 1.30-12.34)]. Mortality from bladder cancer was increased and approached statistical significance (SMR = 1.79; 95% CI: 0.98-3.00). Firefighters certified between 1972 and 1976 had excess mortality from bladder cancer (SMR = 1.95; 95% CI: 1.04-3.33). Female firefighters had similar morality patterns to Florida women except for atherosclerotic heart disease (SMR = 3.85; 95% CI: 1.66-7.58). Excess mortality risk from bladder cancer may be related to occupational exposure during firefighting. The thyroid cancer and breast cancer risk in males, as well as the excess risk of cardiovascular disease mortality noted in females warrant further investigation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Demography Firefighters Lung Lung Diseases Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Sex Characteristics Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Bladder-cancer Cancer Demographic-characteristics Fire-fighters Fire-fighting Lung-cancer Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Sex-factors

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  47
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028860
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2005 Jun; 47(6):509-517
• Contact Point Address:
  Fangchao Ma, 1600 NW 10 Ave, RMSB, Rm. 2089, Miami, FL 33136
• Email:
  fma@med.miami.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Department. of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20000601
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20030531
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:aa4a2749970d363e324445d28cbc51021c000c0dab68e6f547dd8a9167cda4920289492036cf527e11dd270ca7fbdaf92f4d2170ee6dd8e2674eed19e66fe9ff
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189957/cdc_189957_DS1.pdf
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