News Fresh Today: 9/11 Rescue Workers Who Arrived Early on the Scene Face Chronic Illnesses

Sunday, 19 April 2015

9/11 Rescue Workers Who Arrived Early on the Scene Face Chronic Illnesses

The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001 have left a legacy of chronic ill health among emergency medical services workers, who came to the rescue of the victims, claims a new study. Those who arrived in the immediate aftermath of the attacks are more prone to physical and mental ailments, the findings showed. "Compared with the workers who did not attend the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks, those who arrived ...