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Table of Contents:
1.) Outbreak: What a real bioterrorism incident would look like..
2.) Make visibility a priority.
3.) Tests, preventive treatment, smallpox reactions covered for Ohio first responders.
4.) Study examines crash-related injuries among EMS workers.
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BIOTERRORISM 1. Outbreak: What a real bioterrorism incident would look like. The first day of a bioterrorism event would look like any other day. So would the second, and probably the third and fourth as well. It might take a week or longer for the first symptoms to show. And because the early stages of many bioterror agents look like the flu, the true nature of the disease may go unrecognized. A community may not realize it is under siege until hospitals start filling up and patients begin dying.
PPE 2. Make visibility a priority. Do the emergency response personnel under your command practice "conspicuity?" If not, they could be at additional risk. For the emergency responder, danger is part of the job. Whether it's a fire, a motor vehicle accident, a natural disaster, an act of terrorism or some other kind of rescue, they have to work quickly in difficult, if not chaotic, situations. Lives are at stake.
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SMALLPOX RESPONSE TEAMS 3. Tests, preventive treatment, smallpox reactions covered for Ohio first responders. Police officers, firefighters and emergency medical workers in Ohio arecovered for post-exposure medical services when they come into contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM), and the state Bureau of Workers' Compensation says it will allow workers' compensation benefits for first responders who develop adverse reactions to the smallpox vaccine.
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