World Trade Center Cough Syndrome and its treatment

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• Personal Author:
  Prezant DJ
• Description:
  To date, the main respiratory health consequence from the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001 has been the ''WTC Cough Syndrome'' (chronic rhinosinusitis, asthma, and/or bronchitis, often complicated by gastroesophageal reflux dysfunction). Syndrome incidence and severity have been linked to WTC dust exposure intensity. While it is too early to ascertain long-term effects of WTC dust exposure, effective treatment guidelines have been designed through a collaborative effort by the three established centers of excellence for WTC medical monitoring and treatment and the WTC Registry. These treatment recommendations are described here. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Carcinogens Dust Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Lung Lung Diseases Men Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: World Trade Center Bronchial-asthma Children Cough Dust-exposure Dusts Environmental-exposure Exposure-levels Gastroesophageal Reflux Humans Medical-treatment Monitoring-systems Pulmonary-disorders Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Rhinosinusitis Risk-factors Toxins Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0341-2040
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  186
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046199
• Citation:
  Lung 2008 Feb; 186(1)(Suppl):S94-S102
• Contact Point Address:
  D. J. Prezant, Office of Medical Affairs, Fire Department of City of New York, (FDNY), FDNY World Trade Center Monitoring and Treatment, Program, 9 Metrotech Center; Room 4w-1, Brooklyn, New York 11201
• Email:
  prezand@fdny.nyc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Fire Department
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040701
• Source Full Name:
  Lung
• Supplement:
  Suppl
• End Date:
  20110630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fcede1956fe0fa13a00360b229a4605d3b07c437e56ef03d4f2d2efa9dc67e9655782b9341216760e77822ee3e7289c4e0dfb42aef42a5b4a4cd5f3399c3a34a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201324/cdc_201324_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 248.20 KB ]