Polish Firefighters' Participation in Interventions Related to Behavioral Disorders in the 2020-2022 Period: An Observation of Incidents.

Background: Rescue service interventions for patients with behavioral disorders are quite common. The aim of this study is to analyze interventions of Polish State Fire Service units in incidents involving health threats to victims with behavioral disorders.

Materials And Methods: This study used data from the Decision Support System of the State Fire Service.

Assessment of parameters reflecting the reactivity of the autonomic nervous system of Polish firefighters on the basis of a test in a smoke chamber.

Objective: Measurement and analysis of heart rate variability in a population of professional firefighters based on heart rate (RR) recording. Assessment based on a smoke chamber test in correlation with age, length of service, body mass index.

Materials And Methods: The smoke chamber test for the officers of the State Fire Service (SFS) is aimed at improving the skills and techniques of working in special clothing and in a respiratory protection set (RPS) under high psychophysical burden.

Emergency services response to eCall System alerts: Observations from 2016-2022 in the National Fire and Rescue System.

Objective: Analysis of interventions by fire protection units in road traffic incidents alerted by the eCall system between 2016 and 2022.

Materials And Methods: Data from the State Fire Service Decision Support System (SFS DSS), provided by the Operational Planning Office, were used. Events from January 1, 2016, 00:00 to December 31, 2022, 23:59 were analyzed.

Geriatric patient in the practice of emergency medical teams - observation in 2020-2022.

Purpose: Analysis of interventions of medical rescue teams for geriatric patients in a three-year period, taking into account the causes, circumstances, medical management, pharmacology.

Materials And Methods: The study included a 3-year retrospective analysis of the trips of medical rescue teams in the northern part of the Lubelskie Voivodeship in the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022. The data comes from medical documentation.

Accidents rate of the Polish State Fire Service officers during service in the years 2015-2022.

Background: The profession of a firefighter is fraught with a significant risk of injuries. Firefighters operate in hazardous zones to mitigate threats and combat fires. Aim of work is to evaluate the accident rate of the officers of the Polish State Fire Service in connection with their service, considering direct participation in rescue operations, and other official duties between the years 2015-2022.