Firefighter Syndrome: A Proposed Whole Systems Framework
A career in firefighting involves inherent risks and dangers, including short- and long-term medical, psychological, and social strains.
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Firefighters are aware of the statistics linking firefighter deaths to preventable diseases and illnesses caused by unhealthy lifestyles. One of the leading causes of firefighter deaths is heart attacks. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Bringing answers to the modern firefighter’s burning health questions, we aim to help firefighters identify and put into practice better health choices to increase your chances at a healthier wellbeing with disease and illness free careers and retirements.
A career in firefighting involves inherent risks and dangers, including short- and long-term medical, psychological, and social strains.
Read This ArticleIf you aren't familiar with the term nootropic, you can expect to hear it more in the coming years. Especially for firefighters who need to exhibit top mental performance on the job.
Read This ArticleMigraine is a common and disabling headache disorder. Painful migraine headaches frequently affect people between the ages of 18 and 44.
Read This ArticleFirefighters risk their own lives and health at work while trying to serve the public. Over the course of a career, firefighters will be exposed to many traumatic incidents, and those exposures can add up over time and cause increased stress.
Read This ArticleSleep has been called the best performance enhancing drug. But, as a firefighter, you are not in complete control of your sleep schedule.
Read This ArticleSome screening tests are used only for people who have known risk factors or a higher risk of cancer which may include, personal history of cancer, family history of cancer, certain gene mutations, exposure to cancer-causing agents, or age. This is problematic for firefighters.
Read This ArticleBy 2050, 13.8 million people in the US will likely have Alzheimer's disease, and two-thirds will be women. The economic cost is staggering, as it is estimated to rise to more than $2 trillion.
Read This Article“Mindset and physical performance are linked. They feed each other. Physical training toughens the mind. Being mentally tough allows you to extend the limits of your physicality. It doesn’t matter how mentally tough you are if you lose all situational awareness because your heart rate is twice as high as it should be moving up a staircase with 80 pounds of bunker gear on.”
Read This ArticleHow, when, and why blue light affects us seemed like good questions to pose to an expert before deciding whether those glasses could help me, too.
Read This ArticleIs there a stigma attached to developing post-traumatic stress disorder as a first responder? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is yes.
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