TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism A1 - MacDonald, Russell D. A2 - Cooney, Derek R. PY - 2016 T2 - Cooney's EMS Medicine AB - Prehospital personnel are usually the first health care personnel to encounter sudden illnesses or other health care emergencies in the community setting. Responding to these emergencies puts paramedic personnel at risk because the type, extent, and severity of this illness are not yet known. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) identifies there are more than 1.2 million community-based first-response personnel, including law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical service personnel, who are at risk for infectious exposure.1 This large number highlights the need to protect these personnel against such exposures. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126792568 ER -