Smoke Exposure Has Transient Pulmonary and Systemic Effects in Wildland Firefighters
Figure 4
Blood cell counts measured at baseline and 1–7 d after exposure and baseline and 8–16 d after exposure. Erythrocytes are shown in panels (a) (1–7 d) and (b) (8–16 d); monocytes in panels (c) (1–7 d) and (d) (8–16 d); and platelets in panels (e) (1–7 d) and (f) (8–16 d). Measures are expressed in cells/L as mean SEM. There were statistically significant increases in all 3 cell types at 1–7 d after exposure ( for erythrocytes; for monocytes; and for platelets) but not at 8–16 d after fire exposure.
