Prospective study of hepatic, renal, and haematological surveillance in hazardous materials firefighters

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• Personal Author:
  Aldrich JM ; Christiani, David C. ; Kales SN ; Mendoza PJ ; Polyhronopoulos GN ; Suh JH ; Aldrich JM ; Christiani, David C. ; Kales SN ; Mendoza PJ ; Polyhronopoulos GN ; Suh JH
• Description:
  OBJECTIVES: To evaluate possible health effects related to work with hazardous materials as measured by end organ effect markers in a large cohort over about 2 years, and in a subcohort over 5 years. METHODS: Hepatic, renal, and haematological variables were analysed from 1996-98 in hazardous materials firefighters including 288 hazardous materials technicians (81%) and 68 support workers (19%). The same end organ effect markers in a subcohort of the technicians were also analysed (n=35) from 1993-98. Support workers were considered as controls because they are also firefighters, but had a low potential exposure to hazardous materials. RESULTS: During the study period, no serious injuries or exposures were reported. For the end organ effect markers studied, no significant differences were found between technicians and support workers at either year 1 or year 3. After adjustment for a change in laboratory, no significant longitudinal changes were found within groups for any of the markers except for creatinine which decreased for both technicians (p<0.001) and controls (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Health effects related to work are infrequent among hazardous materials technicians. Haematological, hepatic, and renal testing is not required on an annual basis and has limited use in detecting health effects in hazardous materials technicians. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Firefighters Hazardous Substances Hematologic Tests Men Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Author Keywords: Hazardous Materials Fire Fighters Firefighters Hazardous Materials Hazards Hematology Humans Kidney Function Kidneys Liver Liver Function Medical Surveillance Organs

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• ISSN:
  1351-0711
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  87-94
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041033
• Citation:
  Occup Environ Med 2001 Feb; 58(2):87-94
• Contact Point Address:
  S. N. Kales, Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
• Email:
  stefokali@aol.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Performing Organization:
  Occupational Medicine, Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19960601
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  19990531
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:14639befd0cd967d76c330c54a610ae015564f05caaa312fe974595aab03c599dcf6b133c049d442580697cb4f1a393255b486314a32eab0e77b34fa7262e234
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193702/cdc_193702_DS1.pdf
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