Firefighters' Blood Pressure and Employment Status on Hazardous Materials Teams in Massachusetts: A Prospective Study.

Presents a study that evaluated the association between hypertension and changes in employment status among hazardous materials firefighters in Massachusetts. Measurement of the blood pressure of the firefighters; Examination of the risk of an adverse event before the next follow-up examination based on the blood pressure measurement; Analysis of the prevalence of hypertension among the firefighters; Limitations of the study.