Emergency Responders Bloodborne Pathogens

(26 min.)Emergency medical responders save lives. Emergency responders are highly skilled professionals dedicated to their jobs and they perform these jobs above and beyond the call of duty on a daily basis. In your job as emergency responders, there''s a new threat to your own personal safety and health and it''s called bloodborne pathogens. That''s what this program is all about; protecting your health from bloodborne pathogens while you''re performing these services.

Topics included in this safety training are: explaining bloodborne pathogens, i.e. AIDS, HBV or Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Virus, HCV and how they are transmitted, new rules and standards for the Control of Occupational Exposures to Bloodborne Pathogens, occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, elements of an Exposure Control Plan, personal hygiene, safe work practices, means of prevention, disinfectants, waste containers for contaminated needles and other sharps, gloves, mask and eye protection, approved sharps containers, approved containers for contaminated clothing, tongs or a broom and a dustpan for picking up broken glass, prohibiting eating, smoking, drinking or applying cosmetics in areas where bloodborne pathogens may be present, regular hand washing, disposable germicidal wipes, cleaning and sanitizing, vaccination from the Hepatitis B virus, warning labels, required information and training, and 14 required elements of the training program.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.