Prevention and Safety Information

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General

• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan
• High Visibility Garments Webinar (Exit DHS)

Pandemic Flu

• Use of EMS Personnel in Public Health Immunization Clinics
• Numbered Memo Series 09-05: H1N1 Informational Powerpoint, Guidelines for 9-1-1 Call Centers, N-95 Mask Re-use (PDF, 19KB)
  • H1N1 Information Powerpoint (PDF, 668KB)
  • Guidelines for 9-1-1 Call Centers (PDF, 70KB)
  • N-95 Mask Re-use (PDF, 67KB)
• Numbered Memo Series 09-04: Guidelines for EMS operations, 9-1-1 dispatch support and personal protection during respiratory related and infectious transports (PDF, 55KB)
• Numbered Memo Series 09-03: Swine Flu Infection Outbreak (PDF, 53KB)
• Wisconsin Officials on Alert for Swine Flu 
• EMS Pandemic Influenza Guidelines for Statewide Adoption (Exit DHS)
• Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: Recommendations for Protocol Development for 9-1-1 Personnel (Exit DHS)
• Interim Guidance for Cleaning Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Transport Vehicles during an Influenza Pandemic (Exit DHS)
• Wisconsin Pandemic Flu Site (Exit DHS)
• Pandemic flu information for EMS (PDF, 348KB)

Diseases

• Avian flu information for EMS (PDF, 348KB)
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

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Last Revised: October 14, 2009