Evaluating the correlation of blood pressure and pulse rates of firefighters with their sociodemographic characteristics during a fire and rescue training

Evaluating the correlation of blood pressure and pulse rates of firefighters with their sociodemographic characteristics during a fire and rescue training

Blood pressure, firefighters, hypertension, heart rate, training

Cardiac strain has become a prevalent cause of firefighters’ death. Standards and regulations set forth a framework to monitor the cardiovascular fitness of firefighters, encourage fitness and create a pathway to diagnosis or detection of disorders. The effectiveness of these standards relies on continuous evaluation of firefighters’ health and updating the protocols

HashempourJ1,Alkhamees M2, KhanMS1, Kimble J3, Sezer H

https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/IJOSH/article/view/48886/42248

Department of Fire Safety Engineering, International College of Engineering and Management, Muscat,Oman2 Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia3Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA4The Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA

20.07.2023

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