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First Responders Ongoing Health Issues

  The Aftermath Of 9/11 Continue To Plague Many First Responders. The result of the million tons of toxic alkaline dust released in the aftermath of the Twin Towers’ September 11, 2011 collapse continue to plague many first responders. Those affected were exposed to a mixture of toxic chemicals, such as dust, glass shards, and carcinogens […]

First Responders

 

The Aftermath Of 9/11 Continue To Plague Many First Responders. The result of the million tons of toxic alkaline dust released in the aftermath of the Twin Towers’ September 11, 2011 collapse continue to plague many first responders.

Those affected were exposed to a mixture of toxic chemicals, such as dust, glass shards, and carcinogens such as benzene, asbestos, and dioxin. After 9/11, many first responders, as well as volunteers and others who worked at the World Trade Center site, developed lung and sinus problems, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease, among additional health problems including post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. Another serious concern is cancer, citing elevated rates of certain types of the disease including multiple myeloma as well as other cancers.

MANY OF THE RECURRING HEALTH PROBLEMS STILL IN EVIDENCE TODAY.

Accusations have been made that improper training, lack of respirators and ill-fitting masks have, citing a lack of coordination and calling it a “tragic missed opportunity,” may have caused or contributed to many of the recurring health problems still in evidence today.

Early on, then-Senator Hillary Clinton, along with other politicians, supported the Queens World Trade Center Health Program which was responsible for treating 3,000 police officers, construction workers and other responders. Their ideas turned into a treatment and monitoring program that led to the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention World Trade Center Health Program. There are now seven clinics in the New York City area where responders can go for checkups or federally funded medical treatment. The clinics are backed by the Zadroga Act which passed in 2010 and was signed into law the following January.

The Zadroga Act was named in honor of a policeman who worked at Ground Zero and later died of respiratory disease. In 2015, the Zadroga Act was extended to 2090.

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Further Zadroga Act resources:

911 Cancer Claims
911 Claims
VCF Benefits
WTC Health Program Covered Conditions
World Trade Center Health Program
WTC VCF
Zadroga Fund Benefits
911 Prostate Cancer Lawyers
911 Melanoma claims
911 Mesothelioma claims
911 Lymphoma claims
911 Leukemia claims
Zadroga Reauthorization Act
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