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This 14-page report provides an evaluation of possible unintentional exposure to opioids among police officers and firefighters during first responder activities. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Program received a request for an evaluation from a city in Ohio about eight possible opioid exposure incidents in 2017 involving eight police officers.
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This web page provides information about the Drinking Water Treatability Database (TDB), which presents referenced information on the control of contaminants in drinking water for use by drinking water utilities, first responders to spills or emergencies, treatment process designers, research organizations, and academicians. The TDB includes over 60 regulated and unregulated contaminants and their properties.
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This 13-page report provides an evaluation of possible work-related exposure to opioid drugs (including fentanyl or its analogues) among responders during the course of a law enforcement and fire and rescue response. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Program received requests for an evaluation from a county’s Fire Chief and Sheriff regarding a drug overdose response after which nine responders were evaluated at a local hospital.
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This 11-page report was written in response to a request to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Program for an evaluation regarding concerns about possible exposure to opioids (including fentanyl or its analogues) after a firefighter-EMS responder developed symptoms during an EMS response to a drug overdose in January 2018. The fire department has received an increased volume of calls related to drug overdoses or in which suspected opioid drugs were visible on-scene.
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This 20-page report provides an evaluation of an incident in which a law enforcement office was exposed to fentanyl and methamphetamine. In May 2018, a police chief requested a health hazard evaluation concerning unintentional exposure to illicit drugs experienced by a law enforcement officer. The incident occurred during a traffic stop and law enforcement action in June 2017.
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This 88-page report summarizes a study on risk and disaster preparedness in the Arctic. Arctic conditions are challenging, and the growing interest toward the area increases the risks further. Although the focus is on the capacities for mass emergencies in the Arctic, the importance of every-day activities is recognized as the basis of all Red Cross preparedness.
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This 16-page document is a strategic roadmap for the work necessary to realize the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases’ vision to prevent infections, protect people, and save lives. The Center is responsible for the prevention, control, and management of a wide range of infectious diseases, including rare but deadly diseases such as anthrax and Ebola virus disease, as well as more common illnesses like food-borne disease and healthcare- associated infections
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