Patterns of First Responders
by Bryan Fass, ATC, CSCS
TSAC Report
July 2014
Vol 36, Issue 1
Tactical facilitators need to understand the movement patterns that first responders encounter because they can have a profound effect on underlying biomechanics and may contribute to excessive tissue loads.
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4. Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Firefighter and Emergency Medical Services Ergonomics Curriculum. Retrieved 2014 from www.cbs.state.or.us/osha/grants/ ff_ergo/index.html.
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injury prevention for EMTs injury prevention for firefighters repetitive motion disorder Overexertion trauma
injury prevention for EMTs injury prevention for firefighters repetitive motion disorder Overexertion trauma
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