9/11 Leaves Legacy Of Chronic Ill Health Among Emergency Medical Services Workers
The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001 have left a legacy of chronic ill health among emergency medical services workers who came to the rescue of the victims, reveals research published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Those who arrived in the immediate aftermath of the attacks are most at risk of physical and mental ailments, the findings show.
The health of 2281 New York City Fire Department emergency medical services workers deployed to the scene of the World Trade Center attacks was tracked over a period of 12 years, from the date of the incident on September 11 2001 to the end of December 2013.
The researchers looked at the mental and physical health conditions that have been certified as being linked to the aftermath of the incident under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010.
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The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001 have left a legacy of chronic ill health among emergency medical services workers who came to the rescue of the victims, reveals research published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Those who arrived in the immediate aftermath of the attacks are most at risk of physical and mental ailments, the findings show.
The health of 2281 New York City Fire Department emergency medical services workers deployed to the scene of the World Trade Center attacks was tracked over a period of 12 years, from the date of the incident on September 11 2001 to the end of December 2013.
The researchers looked at the mental and physical health conditions that have been certified as being linked to the aftermath of the incident under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010.
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