Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fire Fighter Trainee Suffers Sudden Cardiac Death During Maze Training in Arkansas

摘要

On January 26, 2011, a 38-year-old male career fire fighter trainee suffered sudden cardiac death during fire fighter training. Despite CPR and advanced life support, the Trainee died. NIOSH was notified of this fatality on January 27, 2011, by the U.S. Fire Administration. NIOSH contacted the affected fire department (FD) and the state fire training academy (SFTA) on January 27, 2011, to gather additional information and on April 19, 2011, to initiate the investigation. On April 26, 2011, a safety and occupational health specialist from the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Team conducted an on-site investigation of the incident.