Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fire Fighter Dies After Collapse at Apartment Building Fire in Kentucky.

摘要

On October 9, 2002, a 49-year-old male fire fighter lost consciousness while directing fire scene operations at a fire in an apartment building. Despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) administered by crew members and advanced life support (ALS) administered by the ambulance crew and the hospitals emergency department (ED), the victim suffered anoxic brain damage and died two days later. On October 21, 2002, NIOSH contacted the affected Fire Department (FD) to initiate the investigation. On November 12, 2002, a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist and an Occupational Nurse Practitioner from the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Team traveled to Kentucky to conduct an on-site investigation of the incident.