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I would not say I am paranoid at all. I never get a flu shot and in fact had Flu A a few weeks ago. I only asked about goggles to compliment my swine flu kit because this is the first time my department has ever handed out items to address a specific threat. :sad: EDIT: Actually I am...

My department has issued me my Swine Flu "kit". This kit includes a pair of nitrile gloves (with powder even), an N95 surgical type mask and a P.A.W.S. hand wipe. My question is this. Lets say an infected person, be it Flu or any similar illness happens to spit at me. Can I be infected...

I used to work in California. I now work in Kentucky. I went from a place that had 300+ homicides a year to a place that has 1 a year if that. :) My agency, or more likely city govt., doesn't want us to provide care. Like I said we don't even get CPR certs here. Some day it will likely...

I used to work for a very large west coast agency and we were CPR and BLS trained. I now work for a small department in the East. We are not trained or expected to do anything but arrive on scene and wait for the paramedics. I am not opposed to getting current training from the Red Cross...

Thank you for allowing me into your forums. I am not a medic. I am a police officer and have been in law enforcement since 1986. Mods please move this post if this is the wrong place and I apologize if it is. Here is my question and the reason I registered at this forum. I would like to...