TSAC Report – First Responder Research Column – October 2024 – Injury Mitigation among First Responders: An International Prospective
by Sarah Lanham, MS, CSCS,*D, and Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D
TSAC Report
May 2025
Vol 75, Issue 5
This column will examine specific international investigations that evaluated occupational safety among firefighters and law enforcement officers.
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- Bureau of Labor Statistics. Injuries, illnesses, and fatalities: Police Officers. 2018. Updated 2021. Retrieved June 2024 from https://www.bls.gov/iif/factsheets/fatal-occupational-injuries-police-2018.htm.
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