Infection Prevention and Control Information For Public Safety Personnel
Public safety personnel (fire and police) may come into contact with persons who are known or suspected to have communicable infectious diseases. Use of appropriate infection prevention precautions during such interactions can prevent the transmission of communicable diseases.
Use of appropriate infection control precautions during such interactions can prevent the transmission of communicable diseases to public safety personnel.
- Avian Influenza Fact Sheet for EMS, Public Safety, and First Responders
Fact sheet for Public Safety Personnel and First Responders covering frequently asked questions about avian influenza and infection control.
- Meningococcal Disease Fact Sheet for EMS, Public Safety, and First Responders
Fact sheet for Public Safety Personnel and First Responders covering frequently asked questions about Meningococcal Disease.
- Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Fact Sheet for EMS, Public Safety, and First Responders
Fact sheet for Public Safety Personnel and First Responders covering frequently asked questions about Pertussis.
- Prophylaxis Related to Bioterrorism Fact Sheet for EMS, Public Safety, and First Responders
Fact sheet for Public Safety Personnel and First Responders covering frequently asked questions about prophylaxis related bioterrorism.
- Tuberculosis (TB) Fact Sheet for EMS, Public Safety, and First Responders
Fact sheet for Public Safety Personnel and First Responders covering frequently asked questions about Tuberculosis.
- 2005 Updates to the Law on Isolation and Quarantine
Fact sheet for EMS, Public SafetyPersonnel, and First Responders covering the 2005 changes in both federal and Minnesota law regarding isolation and quarantine. Includes links to Minnesota's isolation and quarantine statute.
- Emergency Medical Services Personnel Exposure Law: Emergency Medical Services Agency Version
On April 18, 2000, legislation was signed into law that requires every Minnesota hospital to establish a specific protocol for the evaluation and management of EMS personnel who have had a significant exposure to the blood or potentially infectious body fluids of a source individual while on duty.
