Breast cancer: female firefighters exposed to products that increase their risks
Researchers have identified 12 toxic chemicals that put female firefighters at increased risk of contracting breast cancer. THE ESSENTIAL A ...
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Cancers: firefighters overexposed to “flame retardant” pollutants
A new investigation finds that firefighters are exposed to flame retardants, toxic and carcinogenic pollutants found everywhere in homes to ...
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HIV: HIV-positive people will soon be able to become police and firefighters
A decree that will soon be published will allow adults living with HIV to integrate the armed forces, the gendarmerie ...
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September 11: the blood of the firefighters present at the scene of the attack mute
The blood of firefighters who responded to the fall of the two towers of the World Trade Center shows abnormalities, ...
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Emergency numbers: a single platform tested from 2022
Traveling to the National Congress of Firefighters in Marseille, Emmanuel Macron announced the experiment for two years of a single ...
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September 11: 75% of firefighters involved have chronic illnesses
The toxic smoke caused the collapse of the two towers of the World Trade Center generated chronic diseases, including cancer, ...
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September 11: the Mediterranean diet to the aid of poisoned firefighters?
During the attacks of September 11, 2001, the firefighters present were exposed to toxic fumes that could cause long-term pulmonary ...
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Firefighters are exposed to more chemicals than previously thought
As part of their job, they come into contact with 45 potentially carcinogenic substances. They put their lives on the ...
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Coronavirus: firefighters castigate crisis management in a report
In an internal report that several media have been able to consult, the National Federation of Firefighters of France castigates ...
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Domestic accidents: firefighters call for caution
Firefighters fear an increase in emergencies related to domestic accidents. Especially since their interventions are more complicated because of the ...
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Electric car. Belgian firefighters want to banish it to the basement
Ban electric cars in underground car parks? This is the radical measure requested by the president of a union of ...
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September 11, 2001: increased risk of cardiovascular disease among World Trade Center firefighters
According to a new study, firefighters who intervened the morning of the attack have a 44% higher risk of cardiovascular ...
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North: Roubaix firefighters and hospital sentenced for misdiagnosing a stroke
The Nord departmental fire and rescue service (SDIS) and Roubaix hospital were ordered to pay 300,000 euros to a man ...
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World trade Center firefighters more at risk of heart attack
© Getty images18 years later, the consequences of the World Trade Center are still being felt on the health of ...
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Death in Mulhouse: two complaints filed against the Samu for non-assistance to a person in danger
After the Naomie Musenga affair, two complaints have just been filed for non-assistance to a person in danger with the ...
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Bad diagnosis, non-assistance to a person in danger, late treatment …: are French emergency services reliable?
Non-assistance to a person in danger, late care, poor diagnosis, lack of empathy ... cases of neglect on the part ...
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North: firefighters misdiagnose a stroke and do not move, the patient becomes quadriplegic
The departmental fire and rescue service (SDIS) of the North and the Roubaix hospital were ordered on May 16 to ...
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Heart attack: firefighters are more at risk
Exposure to extreme heat and the physical exertion of a fire increase the cardiovascular risk of firefighters.Their mission is to ...
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Firefighters have an increased risk of heart attack
© iStockPhotosA new one british study come to explain why heart disease is the leading cause of death among firefighters. ...
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Firefighters: the Calvados initiative arouses the anger of emergency responders
Following the establishment in Calvados of billing for non-emergency interventions, emergency physicians denounce a decision that is dangerous for people's ...
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World Trade Center: 2,500 cancers among rescuers and workers
The attacks of September 11, 2001 killed more than 2,900 people. To this should be added the many rescuers who ...
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A320 crash: firefighters victims of inhaled kerosene
For days, firefighters worked at the site of the air disaster in the French Alps. Two months later, some point ...
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Covid-19: firefighters authorized to vaccinate
It is the firefighters' turn to be authorized to administer the vaccine against Covid-19, in order to speed up the ...
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Emergency calls: the number of first-aid workers must be reduced
A new report criticizes the increase in the number of emergency calls since 2008. To reduce costs, it recommends reviewing ...
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Emergencies: firefighters sound the alarm
The firefighters have just announced that they are freezing all relations with the Samu and the ARS. They denounce the ...
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The French underestimate the accidents of everyday life
A survey reveals that everyday accidents kill more than 20,000 people every year. Falls, fires, drownings, they represent the third ...
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