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Firefighter Occupational Injuries and Fatalities : Analysis of Accepted Claims, 2007 - 2021 Al-Hajj, Samar; Thomas, Larry; Garis, Len; Pike, Ian, 1958-

Abstract

Occupational injuries and deaths impose a substantial threat to the health and wellbeing of firefighters globally. Firefighters reported high rates of morbidity and mortality, surpassing other occupations. The primary objective of this study was to expand the initial Firefighter Fatality and Injury study (2006-2018) and to evaluate the trends and patterns in fatality and time loss injury claims over a period of 15 years (2007-2021). It further aimed to identify the leading causes of fatalities and injuries among firefighters across Canada.

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Firefighter Occupational Injuries and Fatalities : Analysis of Accepted Claims, 2007 - 2021
Creator
Al-Hajj, Samar; Thomas, Larry; Garis, Len; Pike, Ian, 1958-
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.). Research Institute
Date Issued
2024-03
Description
Occupational injuries and deaths impose a substantial threat to the health and wellbeing of firefighters globally. Firefighters reported high rates of morbidity and mortality, surpassing other occupations. The primary objective of this study was to expand the initial Firefighter Fatality and Injury study (2006-2018) and to evaluate the trends and patterns in fatality and time loss injury claims over a period of 15 years (2007-2021). It further aimed to identify the leading causes of fatalities and injuries among firefighters across Canada.
Subject
Burns; scalds and fire
Genre
Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2024-05-07
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0442348
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88243
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Other UBC; Non UBC; Pediatrics, Department of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher; Other
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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