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Article: Health hazard evaluation of police officers and firefighters after Hurricane Katrina--New Orleans, Louisiana, October 17-28 and November 30-December 5, 2005.
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- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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- April 28, 2006
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In the weeks after Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, reports of increased injuries and symptoms of physical illness and psychological strain among New Orleans police officers and firefighters prompted CDC to conduct a health hazard evaluation of these two groups. Questionnaires were distributed to members of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) and New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) 7-13 weeks after the hurricane. This report summarizes the results of that evaluation, which determined that upper respiratory and skin rash symptoms were the most common physical symptoms reported by police officers and firefighters and lacerations and ...
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... ... 09-24-2005 N.J. police officers in New Orleans pull back ... All Editions New Jersey police officers in Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts were bracing ... deputies and municipal police officers have been assisting local ...
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