# 9/11 First Responders' Health

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 18, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-first-responders-health/564648 "2010-12-18T20:08:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-first-responders-health/564648/1 "2010-12-18T20:08:00Z")

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Do 9/11 first responders have statistically higher rates of health problems?

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**Post date:** [December 18, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-first-responders-health/564648/2 "2010-12-18T20:19:06Z")

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[What We Know About the Health Effects of 9/11](http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/html/know/know.shtml)

People chronically exposed to the 9/11 dust residue (ie, rescue and cleanup workers who remained on site for a long period of time, and local residents) are the most likely to experience breathing problems.

First responders and first hand witnesses are the most likely to be affected by PTSD.