posted by: BRS Risk Control on
4/6/2011 12:00 AM
Check out the article (link below) about a volunteer firefighter who died last year of a heart attack during a fire suppression training exercise. He was only 51. That’s scary! This story is a reminder that you don’t have to be very old to suffer from a heart condition. The recommendations in the article include the implementation of pre-placement and periodic medical evaluations and a wellness/fitness program.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face201021.html...