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Musculoskeletal injury: ergonomics and physical fitness in firefighters.

Reichelt PA, Conrad KM.

Administrative Nursing and Occupational Health Nursing Progam, Public Health Nursing College of Nursing, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.

As a means of reducing the increasing incidence of musculoskeletal injuries in firefighters, the authors offer a framework for a program that would integrate hazard control and health promotion approaches. Particular focus is placed on the role of ergonomics and physical fitness factors in preventing these injuries.

PMID: 8903746 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]