First responders’ occupational injury and disease associated with periods of extreme bushfires

Abstract There has been limited research on the health impacts of extreme bushfire exposure among emergency responders (ER) involved in suppressing extreme bushfires. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between extreme bushfires and ER’s compensated injury and illness in Victoria, Australi...

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Published in:Scientific Reports
Main Authors: Janneke Berecki-Gisolf, Win Wah, Malcolm R Sim, Deborah C Glass, Ryan F Hoy, Tim Driscoll, Alex Collie, Karen Walker-Bone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-10-01
Subjects:
Bushfire
Emergency responders
Firefighters
Health impacts
Workers’ compensation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-73886-8

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-73886-8

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