Illicit Drugs, Including Fentanyl: Preventing Occupational Exposure to Emergency Responders—Using Personal Protective Equipment

August 2019
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2019-156

Total running time: 12:07

This video will help emergency responders understand the risks and what they can do to protect themselves from exposure to illicit drugs by properly donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE). NIOSH developed this video in collaboration with the Fredericksburg, VA Police and Fire Departments. Learn more at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fentanyl/risk.html .

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Year: 2019
Video Pub. No.: 2019-156
Total running time: 12:07

Suggested Citation

NIOSH [2019]. Illicit Drugs, Including Fentanyl: Preventing Occupational Exposure to Emergency Responders: Using Personal Protective Equipment. By Dowell, C. H., Hornsby-Myers J., Headley T., Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2019-156, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019156 external icon

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