Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Volunteer Fire Fighter Suffers Sudden Cardiac Death During Fire Suppression at a Structural Fire in Indiana

摘要

On March 22, 2003, a 62-year-old male volunteer fire fighter FF collapsed at a structural fire. Approximately 20 minutes later, despite CPR and ALS administered on the scene, en route, and at the hospital, the FF died. On March 28, 2003, NIOSH contacted the affected Fire Department (FD) to initiate the investigation. On July 20, 2004, an Occupational Nurse Practitioner from the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Team and an Occupational Medicine Resident from the University of Cincinnati traveled to Indiana to conduct an on-site investigation of the incident.