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Duration: 60 min

Infectious and Communicable Diseases

Presented By: The International PreHospital Medicine Institute

Course Description

Topic: Medical

Hazards are present in many aspects of EMS. When you�re focusing on the patient, it can be difficult to think of some of the smaller or unseen dangers to first responders. This course will discuss what EMS providers can do to identify symptoms and protect themselves from infectious and communicable diseases such as hepatitis, HIV, tuberculosis, influenza, norovirus, and coronaviruses.

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