Effect of Active Period Length of Firefighters on Respiratory and Climbing

Launched by SAGLIK BILIMLERI UNIVERSITESI · Dec 9, 2022

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Firefighters are occupational groups that work in difficult conditions both in their professional lives and during their education. These difficult conditions can lead to some negative situations on the physical and mental health of firefighters. Exposure of firefighters to smoke or chemicals during operation and training can be given as an example of their negative effects. Exposure to chemical substances also causes respiratory problems in people. The effect of the active period of firefighters on respiratory functions should be examined. This issue was emphasized while creating the study...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Volunteer firefighters working in the relevant fire department, aged between 18 and 64, who do not have a psychological, cognitive and emotional problem, who do not have a chronic heart or lung disease that would prevent them from participating in our study, who have been active for at least two years, will be included in the study.
• • Demographic information of the individuals included in the study will be obtained and an Informed Voluntary Consent Form will be signed. Firefighters who do not give written consent to participation will not be included in the study.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Have been working in the organization for less than 2 years
• • Having a chronic respiratory illness before starting to work in the institution
• • Refusing to participate in the study