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- From: Lou.Doucet@f1.n3638.z1.fidonet.org (Lou Doucet)
- Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
- Subject: Becoming an EMT...
- Message-ID: <725532090.AA27965@remote.halcyon.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 22:51:00 -0800
- Sender: UUCP@remote.halcyon.com
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- KA>abusers in the East Village, this area is probably one of the areas
- of
- KA>highest HIV infection in the country and I spend very little time
-
- Kevin;
- Just a tid bit of info. Believe it or not the highest area in the
- country of HIV infection is Bel Glade, Florida a migrant farming
- community here in South Florida
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- KA>I have yet to here of a "CONFIRMED" case of an EMT or Paramedic
- KA>contracting the virus. There are however a few cases pending where
- the
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- Last year I attended the funeral of a Firefighter/Paramedic from
- here
- in Halandale who died from exposure on a call involving an Aid's
- patient.
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- KA>All Health and Allied Health professionals are (or should be) trained
- in
- KA>proper precautions against blood borne pathogens. They tend to be as
- KA>simple as ALWAYS wearing gloves, Thoroughly washing your hands
- KA>immediately after EACH and EVERY Patient contact. And basically not
- KA>letting patients bleed on you; Something, I must admit, that is
- KA>sometimes difficult. Not impossible however.
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- Correct, but the biggest fear that many Medics and EMT's have is the
- possibility of running into that one patient who wants to spread the
- virus because of his anger of having it. Granted most of the
- patients
- who have the virus are very considerate of others but there is that
- fear of running into the patient who isn't.
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- * OLX 2.1 * Go Hurricanes -- Bash Bama
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- * Origin: The FireHouse BBS (407)439-0341 Lake Worth, FL. (1:3638/1)
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