Protecting emergency responders. Volume 2, Community views of safety and health risks and personal protection needs / Tom LaTourrette [and others].

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ISBN:

9781417506682

9780833036032

Title:

Protecting emergency responders. Volume 2, Community views of safety and health risks and personal protection needs / Tom LaTourrette [and others].

Author:

LaTourrette, Tom, 1963-

Publication Information:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, Science and Technology Policy Institute, 2003.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 142 pages) : illustrations

General Note:

"Prepared for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health."

"MR-1646-NIOSH"--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Introduction -- Overview of the emergency responder community -- Protecting firefighters -- Protecting emergency medical service responders -- Protecting law enforcement responders -- Protecting hazmat and anti-terrorism responders -- Systems-level protection issues -- Procurement and logistics -- Putting community views to work.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Emergency medical personnel -- United States -- Safety measures.

Fire fighters -- United States -- Safety measures.

Police -- United States -- Safety measures.

Added Author:

LaTourrette, Tom, 1963-

Added Corporate Author:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Science and Technology Policy Institute (Rand Corporation)

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2003

Publication Information:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, Science and Technology Policy Institute, 2003.

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Summary

Firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical service responders play a critical role in protecting people and property in the event of fires, medical emergencies, terrorist acts, and numerous other emergencies. The authors examine the hazards that responders face and the personal protective technology needed to contend with those hazards. The findings are based on in-depth discussions with 190 members of the emergency responder community and are intended to help define the protective technology needs of responders and develop a comprehensive personal protective technology research agenda.