Rhabdomyolysis

Resources

Factsheets for wildland firefighters and their healthcare providers:

• What Wildland Fire Fighters Need to Know about Rhabdomyolysis
• Rhabdomyolysis in Wildland Fire Fighters: A Patient Population at Risk
• Wallet cards for wildland fire fighters

Factsheets for structural firefighters and their healthcare providers:

• What Structural Fire Fighters Need to Know about Rhabdomyolysis
• Rhabdomyolysis in Structural Fire Fighters: A Patient Population at Risk
• Wallet cards for structural fire fighters

Health Hazard Evaluations (Heat-Related Illness and Rhabdo)

• HHE Report, HETA 2012-0039-3242, Evaluation of Heat Stress, Heat Strain, and Rhabdomyolysis during Structural Fire Fighter Training

• HHE Report, HETA 2013-0109-3214, Evaluation of Heat Stress, Heat Strain, and Rhabdomyolysis in Park Employees
• HHE Report, HETA 2018-0154-3361, Evaluation of Rhabdomyolysis and Heat Stroke in Structural Firefighter Cadets

NIOSH Apps

• OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool

Related Information

• Heat Stress
• Heat-Related Illnesses
• NIOSH Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot Environments (see page 54 for information on rhabdo)