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Cough and bronchial responsiveness in firefighters at the World Trade Center siteDavid J Prezant
Bureau of Health Services, Fire Department of New York City, New York, USA
N Engl J Med 347:806-15. 2002....- World Trade Center Cough Syndrome and its treatmentDavid J Prezant
Office of Medical Affairs, Fire Department of City of New York FDNY, FDNY World Trade Center Monitoring and Treatment Program, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
Lung 186:S94-102. 2008..These treatment recommendations are described here... 
Upper and lower respiratory diseases after occupational and environmental disastersDavid J Prezant
Office of Medical Affairs, Fire Department of the City of New York FDNY, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Mt Sinai J Med 75:89-100. 2008..This review describes several respiratory consequences of occupational and environmental disasters and uses the World Trade Center disaster to illustrate in detail the consequences of chronic upper and lower respiratory inflammation...- Quality of life in relation to upper and lower respiratory conditions among retired 9/11-exposed firefighters with pulmonary disabilityAmy Berninger
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Qual Life Res 19:1467-76. 2010..To examine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and World Trade Center (WTC) cough syndrome conditions in male firefighters who retired due to a 9/11-related pulmonary disability... - Lung function in rescue workers at the World Trade Center after 7 yearsThomas K Aldrich
Pulmonary Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
N Engl J Med 362:1263-72. 2010..We sought to determine the longer-term effects of exposure... 
Accelerated spirometric decline in New York City firefighters with α₁-antitrypsin deficiencyGisela I Banauch
Division of Pulmonary, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Chest 138:1116-24. 2010..Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is a risk factor for obstructive airway disease...- Performance characteristics of the PTSD Checklist in retired firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disasterSydney Chiu
Fire Department of the City of New York, Bureau of Health Services, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Ann Clin Psychiatry 23:95-104. 2011.... - Longitudinal study of probable post-traumatic stress disorder in firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disasterAmy Berninger
Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
Am J Ind Med 53:1177-85. 2010..Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been reported even years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11)... - Trends of elevated PTSD risk in firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disaster: 2001-2005Amy Berninger
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Public Health Rep 125:556-66. 2010..We also examined trends in relation to WTC exposure, social support, change in recreational activities, and functional health... - Comorbid trends in World Trade Center cough syndrome and probable posttraumatic stress disorder in firefightersJustin K Niles
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Chest 140:1146-54. 2011.... - Evaluating risk factors and possible mediation effects in posttraumatic depression and posttraumatic stress disorder comorbiditySydney Chiu
Fire Department of the City of New York, Bureau of Health Services, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
Public Health Rep 126:201-9. 2011..However, those studies did not evaluate risk factors that could have mediated the observed comorbidity. We identified unique risk factors for each condition in an effort to better understand comorbidity... - Pulmonary function after exposure to the World Trade Center collapse in the New York City Fire DepartmentGisela I Banauch
Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 174:312-9. 2006..First responders, rescue and recovery workers, and residents have since reported respiratory symptoms and developed pulmonary function abnormalities... - Pulmonary function predicting confirmed recovery from lower-respiratory symptoms in World Trade Center-exposed firefighters, 2001 to 2010Jackie Soo
Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Chest 142:1244-50. 2012..We examined the relationship between pulmonary function (FEV 1 ) and confirmed recovery from three lower-respiratory symptoms (LRSs) (cough, dyspnea, and wheeze) up to 9 years after symptom onset... - Metabolic syndrome biomarkers predict lung function impairment: a nested case-control studyBushra Naveed
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 185:392-9. 2012..Cross-sectional studies demonstrate an association between metabolic syndrome and impaired lung function... - Obstructive airways disease with air trapping among firefighters exposed to World Trade Center dustMichael D Weiden
Division of Pulmonary Critical Care, New York University, New York, NY, USA
Chest 137:566-74. 2010..To date, the underlying pathophysiologic cause for this has been open to question... - World Trade Center "sarcoid-like" granulomatous pulmonary disease in New York City Fire Department rescue workersGabriel Izbicki
Pulmonary Division, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
Chest 131:1414-23. 2007.... - Bronchial hyperreactivity and other inhalation lung injuries in rescue/recovery workers after the World Trade Center collapseGisela I Banauch
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Crit Care Med 33:S102-6. 2005.... - Utilization of emergency medical services in a large urban area: description of call types and temporal trendsKevin G Munjal
Office of Medical Affairs, The New York City Fire Department, Brooklyn, New York 11201, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 15:371-80. 2011..Emergency medical services (EMS) systems are used by the public for a range of medically related problems... - Validation of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in screening for major depressive disorder among retired firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disasterSydney Chiu
Fire Department of the City of New York, Bureau of Health Services, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
J Affect Disord 121:212-9. 2010.... - Trial of prophylactic inhaled steroids to prevent or reduce pulmonary function decline, pulmonary symptoms, and airway hyperreactivity in firefighters at the world trade center siteGisela I Banauch
Pulmonary Division, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2:33-9. 2008..Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the most effective anti-inflammatory treatment for asthmatics. This trial evaluated the effects of prophylactic ICS in firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disaster... - Trends in respiratory diagnoses and symptoms of firefighters exposed to the World Trade Center disaster: 2005-2010Jessica Weakley
Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
Prev Med 53:364-9. 2011.... - Trends in respiratory symptoms of firefighters exposed to the world trade center disaster: 2001-2005Mayris P Webber
Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
Environ Health Perspect 117:975-80. 2009..However, considerable uncertainty exists over the persistence of symptoms... - BLS & ALS care of asthma patients. New algorithm for 9-1-1 calls in New York CityDavid Schoenwetter
Fire Department of New York City, EMS, USA
JEMS 32:S34-5. 2007 - Early assessment of cancer outcomes in New York City firefighters after the 9/11 attacks: an observational cohort studyRachel Zeig-Owens
Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Lancet 378:898-905. 2011..We examined cancer incidence and its potential association with exposure in the first 7 years after 9/11 in firefighters with health information before 9/11 and minimal loss to follow-up... - A computerized, self-administered questionnaire to evaluate posttraumatic stress among firefighters after the World Trade Center collapseMalachy Corrigan
Fire Department of City of New York, NY 11201, USA
Am J Public Health 99:S702-9. 2009..5 years after the attack... - Detecting CO. FDNY studies prehospital assessment of COHbDavid Ben-Eli
Fire Department of New York City, EMS, USA
JEMS 32:S36-7. 2007 - "Tobacco Free With FDNY": the New York City Fire Department World Trade Center Tobacco Cessation StudyMatthew P Bars
Chief Medical Officer, Office of Medical Affairs, New York City Fire Department, 9 Metrotech Ctr, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
Chest 129:979-87. 2006..Future studies should consider the following: (1) both history of tobacco use and withdrawal symptoms to determine the number and dose of nicotine medications; and (2) continuing combination treatment for > 3 months... - Comparison of WTC dust size on macrophage inflammatory cytokine release in vivo and in vitroMichael D Weiden
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e40016. 2012..Our hypotheses are that components of WTC dust strongly induce GM-CSF and MDC in AM; and that these two risk factors are in separate inflammatory pathways... - Effects of the August 2003 blackout on the New York City healthcare delivery system: a lesson for disaster preparednessDavid J Prezant
Pulmonary Division, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
Crit Care Med 33:S96-101. 2005.... - The "vertical response time": barriers to ambulance response in an urban areaRobert A Silverman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA
Acad Emerg Med 14:772-8. 2007..However, the often unmeasured "vertical response time" from arrival on-scene to arrival at the patient's side may be substantial, particularly in urban areas with high-rise buildings or other barriers to access... - Association of ambient fine particles with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in New York CityRobert A Silverman
Department of Emergency Medicine, NS LIJ Health System, New York, New York, USA
Am J Epidemiol 172:917-23. 2010..5) and out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Since few individuals survive an arrest, air pollution control may help prevent future cardiovascular mortality... - Triage accuracy at a multiple casualty incident disaster drill: the Emergency Medical Service, Fire Department of New York City experienceJosef D Schenker
Office of Medical Affairs, Emergency Medical Service, Fire Department of the City of New York, New York 11201, USA
J Burn Care Res 27:570-5. 2006..During this drill, FDNY-EMS triage accuracy using the START system exceeded these expectations. This study provides insight as to the triage experience of a large urban EMS system operating at a disaster drill... - Assessment of health effects in New York City firefighters after exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs): the Staten Island Transformer Fire Health Surveillance ProjectKerry J Kelly
New York City Fire Department, Bureau of Health Services, Staten Island, New York, USA
Arch Environ Health 57:282-93. 2002..e., > 40). All firefighters had no short-term heath effects. Modern firefighting uniforms are not meant to replace HAZMAT suits, but these uniforms provide protection from this chemical exposure for most firefighters... - World Trade Center dust and airway reactivityThomas Truncale
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 169:883-4; author reply 884-5. 2004 - Symptoms, respirator use, and pulmonary function changes among New York City firefighters responding to the World Trade Center disasterDebra M Feldman
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Chest 125:1256-64. 2004..New York City firefighters responding to the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on September 11, 2001, were exposed to numerous hazards. A medical screening program was conducted 3 weeks after the disaster on a sample of firefighters... - Induced sputum assessment in New York City firefighters exposed to World Trade Center dustElizabeth M Fireman
Institute for Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Environ Health Perspect 112:1564-9. 2004..PSD was similar to that of WTC dust samples. In conclusion, IS from highly exposed FDNY-FFs demonstrated inflammation, PSD, and particle composition that was different from nonexposed controls and consistent with WTC dust exposure... - Persistent hyperreactivity and reactive airway dysfunction in firefighters at the World Trade CenterGisela I Banauch
Professor of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Pulmonary Division, Centennial 423, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 168:54-62. 2003..Hyperreactivity shortly post-collapse predicted reactive airways dysfunction at 6 months in highly exposed workers; this has important implications for disaster management... - Respiratory health consequences of environmental tobacco smokeAtiya Dhala
Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
Clin Occup Environ Med 5:139-56, x. 2006..This article provides an overview of the composition of ETS and the major diseases and disorders strongly linked to ETS, emphasizing the effects of ETS on pulmonary function, asthma, and lung cancer...