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September 6, 2006

Sept. 11 Responders Have More Lung Problems

A new study says that close to 70 percent of responders to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, suffered from serious lung problems.

Pulmonary-function tests revealed that World Trade Center responders had twice the rate of abnormalities as those experienced in the general population. These abnormalities persisted for months and sometimes years, the report found.

Lung Problems Rife Among WTC Responders
Lung Problems for 9/11 Rescuers More Widespread: Study

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August 5, 2006

Lungs of 9/11 Rescuers Have Aged 12 Years

Tests done on the lungs of 9/11 rescue workers show they have aged an average of 12 years since Sept. 11. Most of the early responders did not use masks.

Firefighters who arrived first had more frequent and severe bouts of wheezing and chest pain than those who came more than 48 hours later.

9/11 dust may have aged rescuers' lungs early

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