Fentanyl
Resources
New Final and Interim Health Hazard Evaluation Reports
- Evaluation of Occupational Exposures to Opioids, Mental Health Symptoms, Exposure to Traumatic Events, and Job Stress in a City Fire Departmentpdf icon– Interim Report (February 2019)
- Evaluation of Law Enforcement Officers’ Occupational Exposure to Illicit Drugspdf icon – Final Report (November 2018)
- Evaluation of Occupational Exposures to Illicit Drugs During a Law Enforcement and Emergency Medical Services Responsepdf icon – Final Report (November 2018)
- Evaluation of Law Enforcement Officers’ Potential Occupational Exposure to Illicit Drugs — Virginia (HHE 2018-0113-3325) pdf icon– Final Report (September 2018)
- Evaluation of a New Hampshire Law Enforcement Officer’s Unintentional Occupational Exposure to Illicit Drugs (HHE 2018-0132-3322)pdf icon – Final Report (August 2018)
- Evaluation of Potential Occupational Exposures to Opioids in a City Fire and Police Department (HHE 2018-0015) pdf icon[PDF – 137 KB] – Interim Report (May 2018)
- Evaluation of Potential Occupational Exposures to Opioid Drugs During an Emergency Medical Services Response (HHE 2018-0067) pdf icon[PDF – 274 KB] – Interim Report (April 2018)
White House
CDC Resources
- CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Fentanyl
- CDC Health Alert Network Health Update 395: Influx of Fentanyl-laced Counterfeit Pills and Toxic Fentanyl-related Compounds Further Increases Risk of Fentanyl-related Overdose and Fatalities
- CDC Health Alert Network Health Update 384: Increases in Fentanyl Drug Confiscations and Fentanyl-related Overdose Fatalities
Other Key Resources
NIOSH Resources
- Illicit Drugs, Including Fentanyl: Preventing Occupational Exposure to Emergency Responders
- Evaluation of Law Enforcement Agents’ Potential Exposures during a Raid of a Clandestine “Spice” Labpdf icon
- Evaluation of Employee Exposure to Lead and Other Chemicals at a Police Departmentpdf icon
- Evaluation of Potential Employee Exposures During Crime and Death Investigations at a County Coroner’s Officepdf icon
- Evaluation of Police Officers’ Exposures to Chemicals While Working Inside a Drug Vault – Kentuckypdf icon
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Canine Enforcement Training Center Front Royal, Virginiapdf icon
- State of Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcementpdf icon
- NIOSH For Respirator Users
- NIOSH Certified Equipment List
- NIOSH Emergency Response Card for Fentanyl
Other Resources
- The Interagency Board Recommendations on Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment and Decontamination Products for First Responders Against Exposure Hazards to Synthetic Opioids, Including Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analoguespdf iconexternal icon
- ACMT and AACT Position Statement: Preventing Occupational Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analog Exposure to Emergency Responderspdf iconexternal icon
- Justice Institute of British Columbia Fentanyl Safety for First Respondersexternal icon
- OSHA Respiratory Protectionpdf iconexternal icon
- OSHA Respirator Fit Testingexternal icon
- NCIPC maps of Law Enforcement Encounters with Fentanyl
- NCIPC maps of Synthetic Opioid Overdose death rates
- Training Video on Reversing Opioid Overdose in Dogs – Illinois Vet Medexternal icon Educational tool for licensed veterinarians created by University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in collaboration with the American Veterinary Medical Association, Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association, and University of Illinois Police Training Institute
References
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How to Remove Gloves. Retrieved October 6, 2016, from https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/poster-how-to-remove-gloves.pdfpdf icon
- Connor, T. (1999). Permeability of nitrile rubber, latex, polyurethane, and neoprene gloves to 18 antineoplastic drugs. Am J Health Syst Pharm, 56(23), 2450-2453. Retrieved October 6, 2016
- Drug Enforcement Agency. Drug Fact Sheet: Fentanyl. Retrieved, October 6, 2016, from https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/concern_fentanyl.shtmlexternal icon
- Gladden RM, Martinez P, Seth P (2016). Fentanyl Law Enforcement Submissions and Increases in Synthetic Opioid–Involved Overdose Deaths — 27 States, 2013–2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 65:837–843. DOI: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6533a2.htm
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- National Institute on Drug Abuse. DrugFacts—Fentanyl. Retrieved October 6, 2016, from https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/fentanylexternal icon
- National Institute on Drug Abuse. Overdose Death Rates. Retrieved October 24, 2016, from https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-ratesexternal icon
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Page last reviewed: November 15, 2016
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health