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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Ill. Fire Institute Gets Grant to Study Injuries, Deaths

The Illinois Fire Service Institute has received a grant from the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Fire Prevention and Safety program. The award of $899,269 will fund research to find improved means of reducing heart attacks in firefighters – the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths – and slip, trip and fall injuries – the leading sources of line-of-duty injuries. This project will provide a better understanding of the effect of fire fighting on the cardiovascular system, as well as the biomechanics of movement (balance and gait). In addition, the study will investigate the ability of ...

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