Worker preparedness and response to bioterrorism.

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• Personal Author:
  Cetaruk E
• Description:
  This teaching module is intended to provide a knowledge base and material for an individual to either further their own education, or to teach others, about bioterrorism. Specific jobs considered in the preparation of this module include mail handlers, pre-hospital first responders (EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, law enforcement), hospital-based medical workers, lab workers, and any worker that may be involved in a bioterrorist attack. The depth and technical content in this module is wide ranging in order to provide a useful level of material to as wide a range of workers as possible. Module includes: presentations, CDC reference material on bioterrorism, handout, internet resource guide, and questions for participants. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biological Warfare Agents Education Emergency Responders Firefighters Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Laboratories Law Enforcement Occupational Health Safety Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Teaching; Training; Education; Paramedical-services; Emergency-responders; Police-officers; Fire-fighters; Health-care-personnel; Health-care-facilities; Laboratory-workers; Biological-weapons; Biological-warfare-agents
• Document Type:
  Interactive Resource
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Teaching Materials
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 1 ; Vermont
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032867
• Citation:
  NIOSH 2003 Jan; :CD-ROM
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19990929
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20050929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/241680/cdc_241680_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]