Smoke Exposure Has Transient Pulmonary and Systemic Effects in Wildland Firefighters
Figure 1
Spirometric measures were measured at baseline and at 1–7 d after exposure and at baseline and 8–16 d after exposure. FEV1 is shown in panels (a) (1–7 d) and (b) (8–16 d); FVC is shown in panels (c) (1–7 d) and (d) (8–16 d). Measures are expressed in liters (L) as mean ± SEM. There were no significant changes in FEV1 after fire exposure at either time point. There was a significant decrease in FVC in firefighters 1–7 d after fire exposure (*) but not at 8–16 d after fire exposure.
