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Foundation For Evaluating Injured Firefighters Returning To Work, Deanna Stover
Foundation For Evaluating Injured Firefighters Returning To Work, Deanna Stover
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The purpose of this study was to establish a foundation for developing an evidence-based assessment guideline to be used by nursing and medical personnel when evaluating a firefighter's ability to return to work after a lower extremity injury. Two on-line survey instruments were used to record the opinions and beliefs of healthcare providers and firefighters. The final samples included 63 California healthcare providers (with and without professional work experience with firefighters) and 312 California firefighters. Most of the healthcare providers with professional work experience with firefighters use the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1582 Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program …