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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Personal Protective Equipment
5066.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Personal Protective Equipment
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Moderator(s):Nadine R. Levick, MD, MPH
8:30 AMAvailability and use of personal protective equipment and safety devices in the National Study to Prevent Blood Exposure in Paramedics
Rahel Mathews, MPH, Jack K. Leiss, PhD, MPH, Sara Sousa, MPH, Jennifer M. Ratcliffe, PhD, MPH, Jennifer T. Lyden, BA, Janine Jagger, PhD, MPH
8:50 AMUse of Structural Firefighting Gear in a Weaponof Mass Destruction Incident
Michael Ripoll, BA
9:10 AMHead Protection: Are There Solutions for Emergency Medical Service Providers?  [ Recorded presentation ]
Nadine R. Levick, MD, MPH, Maeve Garigan
9:30 AMWhen your "Swing Stage" fails will you come crashing down: Are you using your safety harness?
David Maxwell, BA
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Occupational Health and Safety
Endorsed by:Injury Control and Emergency Health Services; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA