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3 Steps to Improved Firefighters Cardiac Health

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Crucial lifestyle changes can prevent heart attack & improve health Firefighting has come a long way in the past few decades. Advances in technology, apparatus, building construction and firefighter fitness have contributed to a more effective and efficient fire service. The days of charcoal breathing canisters and Browder Life Nets have given way to state-of-the-art breathing apparatus and thermal imaging cameras. Yet despite these advances, there remains one factor we haven’t mastered that continues to fatally plague our personnel: heart attacks.According to the U.S. Fire Administration, 87 firefighters died while on duty in 2010. Of those, 50 of the 87...

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