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Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HETA-81-137-990, Federated Fire Fighters of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
On November 22, 1980, a fire occured in the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Approximately 400 firemen from Las Vegas and surrounding counties were involved in fighting the fire. A considerable number of fatalities were caused by the fire, although none among firemen. In December 1980, NIOSH was requested to evaluate the possibility that the fire may have led to lasting adverse health effects among the firemen. The request stated that firemen were still, several weeks after the fire, experiencing respiratory and other symptoms and that these symptoms may have been caused by exposure to smoke and fumes during the fire. The persisting symptoms, both physical and psychological, that some of the fire fighters were experiencing at the time of the survey, may also have been due to this exposure. However, the persisting symptoms are more likely caused by the accumulated effects of several years repeated exposure to high levels of smoke and fumes and to a certain extent attributable to the psychologically demanding nature of the job.
Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HETA-81-137-990, Federated Fire Fighters of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
On November 22, 1980, a fire occured in the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Approximately 400 firemen from Las Vegas and surrounding counties were involved in fighting the fire. A considerable number of fatalities were caused by the fire, although none among firemen. In December 1980, NIOSH was requested to evaluate the possibility that the fire may have led to lasting adverse health effects among the firemen. The request stated that firemen were still, several weeks after the fire, experiencing respiratory and other symptoms and that these symptoms may have been caused by exposure to smoke and fumes during the fire. The persisting symptoms, both physical and psychological, that some of the fire fighters were experiencing at the time of the survey, may also have been due to this exposure. However, the persisting symptoms are more likely caused by the accumulated effects of several years repeated exposure to high levels of smoke and fumes and to a certain extent attributable to the psychologically demanding nature of the job.
Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HETA-81-137-990, Federated Fire Fighters of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
E. Jannerfeldt (author)
1981
22 pages
Report
No indication
English
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