A presentation on the reliability of using a risk assessment tool with a video analysis software to analyze firefighting tasks. Read More
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Sex differences in firefighter physiological response and task performance strategies
This poster presented differences in how male and female firefighters performed and physically reacted during two firefighting tasks. Read More
Prevalence And Distribution Of Musculoskeletal Disorders In Firefighters Are Influenced By Age And Tenure
This poster presented the most common musculoskeletal disorders reported by firefighters from southwestern Ontario. Read More
Utilizing a Digital Video Analysis Approach to Identify and Model the Firefighter Lower Extremity Postures During Lift Task
This poster presented the use of Dartfish video analysis software to analyze firefighters' hip and knee movements when they lifted a high-rise pack. Read More
Movement Analysis of Firefighters using Gaming and Simulation Technology [Video]
The results of a study that used gaming and simulation technology (Microsoft Kinect, Jack) to ergonomically assess firefighters in their training environment are presented in this 51-minute video. Read More
The cost and distribution of firefighter injuries in a large Canadian Fire Department
A study that analyzed the types and costs of work-related musculoskeletal injuries claims filed in 2012 by firefighters in Alberta. Read More
Physical fitness improvements and occupational low-back loading – an exercise intervention study with firefighters
A study that compared different exercise programmes as low-back injury prevention strategies for firefighters.
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Firefighter injuries are not just a fireground problem
A study that categorized the injuries filed by the Calgary Fire Department during a 5-year period. Read More
Exercise-Based Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention for Firefighters: Contrasting the Fitness- and Movement-Related Adaptations to Two Training Methodologies
A study that compared two different types of exercise programs (movement-guided fitness versus conventional fitness) as training strategies for firefighters.
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Beyond the fireground: injuries in the fire service
A descriptive study of the types of injuries reported by the Tucson Fire Department.
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