Self-Reported Short- and Long-Term Respiratory Effects among PVC-Exposed Firefighters
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Archives of environmental health
- Vol. 44 (1), 30-33
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1989.9935869
Abstract
Firefighters exposed to burning polyvinyl chloride (PVC) were studied to assess respiratory effects at 5–6 wk post-incident and again 22 mo following the fire. Exposed subjects reported significantly more frequent and severe respiratory symptoms at both time points than did firefighter controls. In longitudinal analyses, a number of symptoms persisted over time, and acute symptom scores were significantly correlated with chronic scores. At Time 2, approximately 18% of exposed firefighters, compared with none of the controls, reported that since the time of the PVC exposure, a physician had told them that they had either asthma and/or bronchitis.Keywords
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