The Elephant on the Fireground: Secrets of NFPA 1584-Compliant Rehab

摘要

Firefighting has the greatest short-term physiological demands of any profession-more demanding than running a marathon. Runners continually train for the scheduled events they run; they prehydrate, pay meticulous attention to nutrition, and are well rested before each race. Marathoners exercise and have ample opportunity to warm up before a run. Firefighters are also athletes and should keep themselves in top-notch physical condition. Unlike marathons, fire, rescue, and EMS calls are not scheduled events. There is no opportunity for warmup-firefighters routinely accelerate from zero to 60 with no warning whatsoever. No wonder firefighting carries a greater risk of death than virtually any other occupation. Athletes know precisely how to hydrate, feed, and rest themselves; the demands of firefighting say that we should, too.