Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fire Fighter Suffers aFatal Heart Attack 15 Minutes After Returning from a Fire Scene in Ohio, October 25, 1997

摘要

On October 25, 1997, a 47-year-old female fire fighter collapsed at the firestation approximately 15 minutes after returning from a fire scene. Despite CPR and ALS administered by the Fire Fighters, EMTs, paramedics, and hospital emergency department personnel, the victim died on October 26, 1997. NIOSH was notified of this fatality on October 28, 1997, by the United States Fire Administration. In December 1997, NIOSH telephoned the affected Fire Department to initiate the investigation. On January 13-14, 1998, and on December 8-9, 1999, a Senior Medical Officer from the NIOSH Fire Fatality Investigation Team traveled to Ohio to conduct an on-site investigation of the incident.