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Developing a hepatitis C testing program for the Boston Fire Department, using the FIRE Act as an in

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo32118.pdf
Author: Fontana, Gerard T.
Date Published: 2001
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, hepatitis C, medical testing

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HEPATITIS C and the fire service part 1: assessing the risk

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/89658/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/HEPATITIS-C-and-the-fire-service-part-1:-assessing-the-risk
Author: Mary Jane Dittmar
Date Published: December 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, hepatitis C, environmental risks

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Hepatitis C and the fire service part 2: Mounting an Offensive

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/92640/25/ARCHI/none/Feat/HEPATITIS-C-and-the-fire-service-part-2:-MOUNTING-AN-OFFENSIV
Author: Mary Jane Dittmar
Date Published: Jan 2001*
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, hepatitis C, environmental risks

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IAFC Guide to Smallpox Vaccination

http://www.iafc.org/associations/4685/files/smallpoxguide2003.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: January 2003
Publisher: International Association of Fire Chiefs
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, communicable diseases, smallpox, vaccination program

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Infectious Diseases and the Fire and Emergency Services

http://www.publicsafetymed.com/Redmond%2520docs/IAFF%2520Infectious%2520Disease%2520Manual.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: International Association of Fire Fighters
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, infectious diseases, communicable diseases

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Prevention of HIV transmission in the workplace: category II (emergency service) workers.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2011975&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Mueller K.
Date Published: February 1991
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, HIV

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Recommendations for the administration of smallpox immunizations to members of the Richardson Fire D

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36226.pdf
Author: Hotz, Ed
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, smallpox, smallpox vaccine

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Smallpox - no small problem

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo35766.pdf
Author: Snow, Mark A.
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, smallpox, smallpox vaccine

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Smallpox and the Fire Service: Vaccination Guidance for Emergency Responders

http://www.iaff.org/et/smallpox/smallpox_iaff.pdf
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: International Association of Fire Fighters
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, communicable diseases, smallpox, vaccination program

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The risk of acquiring hepatitis B or C among public safety workers: a systematic review

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11331121&dopt=Citation
Author: Rischitelli G, Harris J, McCauley L, Gershon R, Guidotti T.
Date Published: 2001 May;20(4):299-3
Publisher: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 2, Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, hepatitis

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Transmission of 'toxic strep' syndrome from an infected child to a firefighter during CPR.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1984738&query_hl=16&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Author: Valenzuela TD, Hooton TM, Kaplan EL, Schlievert P.
Date Published: January 1991
Publisher: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, communicable diseases, toxic strep, EMS safety

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