Occupational stressors among firefighters: application of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM)Techniques

Rajabi, Fazel; Molaeifar, Hossein; Jahangiri, Mehdi; Taheri, Shekofeh; Banaee, Sean; Farhadi, Payam

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03820

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“…In other words, multicomponent or functional products are food products of natural origin, with a pleasant taste and a pronounced health effect for humans, easy to use, intended for everyday systematic use and has undergone long-term clinical trials. Foods enriched with vitamins and minerals are part of a broad group of functional foods [5][6].…”

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The use of functional food products for the prevention of vitamin deficiency in people with increased physical and neuropsychic stress on the example of firefighters-rescuers

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Deficiency of vitamins and a number of minerals inevitably leads to disturbances in metabolic processes and physiological functions and, as a consequence, to poor health, a decrease in the body’s defenses, and the development of vitamin deficiency diseases. Prevention of vitamin deficiency consists in ensuring full correspondence between human needs for vitamins and their intake with food. The entire set of vitamins necessary for a person can enter the body only if all food groups are used in the diet. Mechanization and automation of the labor process made work easier and reduced energy costs, however the work of firefighters-rescuers has become much more difficult, tense and dangerous. Rescue work is dangerous and requires trusting cooperation - a wrong decision or behavior can endanger the health and life of the rescuer himself, his team, and others. Based on the results of the work, a conclusion was made about the undoubted physiological and energy value of an instant granular drink based on concentrated curd whey and fruit and berry raw materials, as well as the need for its introduction into the diet of firefighters-rescuers, to ensure the normal course of life processes in the body, and mainly for prevention of vitamin deficiency.

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“…It is a source of energy, helps to normalize calcium metabolism, maintains normal intestinal microflora, is a means of preventing cardiovascular diseases and is a powerful stimulant of the nervous system. What is an essential part for firefighters [6].…”

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The use of functional food products for the prevention of vitamin deficiency in people with increased physical and neuropsychic stress on the example of firefighters-rescuers

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“…Firefighting has been identified as the 5th most dangerous job in the United States [ 2 ]. Some of the most prominent occupational stressors faced by firefighters are fear of explosion, exposure to toxic smoke and gases, and fear of making mistakes [ 3 ]. This is understandable since their occupation involves high risk, exposes them to life-threatening situations, and the cost of making a mistake could be deadly.…”

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Brain Activity-Based Metrics for Assessing Learning States in VR under Stress among Firefighters: An Explorative Machine Learning Approach in Neuroergonomics

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The nature of firefighters` duties requires them to work for long periods under unfavorable conditions. To perform their jobs effectively, they are required to endure long hours of extensive, stressful training. Creating such training environments is very expensive and it is difficult to guarantee trainees’ safety. In this study, firefighters are trained in a virtual environment that includes virtual perturbations such as fires, alarms, and smoke. The objective of this paper is to use machine learning methods to discern encoding and retrieval states in firefighters during a visuospatial episodic memory task and explore which regions of the brain provide suitable signals to solve this classification problem. Our results show that the Random Forest algorithm could be used to distinguish between information encoding and retrieval using features extracted from fNIRS data. Our algorithm achieved an F-1 score of 0.844 and an accuracy of 79.10% if the training and testing data are obtained at similar environmental conditions. However, the algorithm’s performance dropped to an F-1 score of 0.723 and accuracy of 60.61% when evaluated on data collected under different environmental conditions than the training data. We also found that if the training and evaluation data were recorded under the same environmental conditions, the RPM, LDLPFC, RDLPFC were the most relevant brain regions under non-stressful, stressful, and a mix of stressful and non-stressful conditions, respectively.

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“…According to popular media reports stress of responding to high volumes of opioid‐related emergency calls has led to high levels of burnout amongst first responders 6 . Past studies have found that occupational stressors related to overdose calls, including exposure to potentially hazardous materials, sleep disturbances, fears of personal injury, exposure to life‐threatening situations, and a sense of personal responsibility for the safety of those experiencing an overdose, have been linked to behavioral health problems 7–12 …”

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Working near a supervised injection facility: A qualitative study of perspectives of firefighter‐emergency medical responders

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Background While firefighter‐emergency medical responders (FF‐EMR) are important stakeholders in cities considering the implementation of a supervised injection facility (SIF), there is little information on perspectives of first responders who serve these communities. The aim of the present study was to identify FF‐EMR perspectives on working near a SIF. Methods FF‐EMRs from Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services completed an online survey that queried participant perspectives on working near a SIF. Results Four main themes were identified: positive effects, negative effects, duration of assignment, and sense of duty. Similar percentages of first responders reported positive (22.2%) and negative aspects (25.9%) of working near the SIF, while some (18.5%) indicated preference for a short‐term assignment to the SIF area. FF‐EMRs most commonly described a sense of duty (35.2%). Conclusions To our knowledge, our study is the first to identify FF‐EMR perspectives related to work near a SIF. Perspectives and concerns of first responders should be considered in policy debates about implementation of new SIFs to guarantee an adequately‐prepared first responder workforce.

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Occupational stressors among firefighters: application of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM)Techniques

Cited by 36 publications

References 31 publications

The use of functional food products for the prevention of vitamin deficiency in people with increased physical and neuropsychic stress on the example of firefighters-rescuers

The use of functional food products for the prevention of vitamin deficiency in people with increased physical and neuropsychic stress on the example of firefighters-rescuers

Brain Activity-Based Metrics for Assessing Learning States in VR under Stress among Firefighters: An Explorative Machine Learning Approach in Neuroergonomics

Working near a supervised injection facility: A qualitative study of perspectives of firefighter‐emergency medical responders

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