BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Course: Participant Level – 2 to 4 Hours; Course: Instructor Level – 4 to 6 Hours

This session is designed to educate emergency service organizations on the many types of communicable diseases to which they are exposed in the course of duty. Exercises are conducted to test the participant’s knowledge of diseases. These exercises help to identify areas of weaknesses about common diseases, their routes of transmission, signs and symptoms, and treatments. Discussions about hepatitis, AIDS, and tuberculosis will provide each responder with a better understanding of these serious and potentially debilitating diseases.