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Vehicle Ops
Four Million Infected with Hepatitis C in U.S.
Findings from a nationwide study suggest that 4.1 million people in the US have been infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), and most of these individuals have chronic infection.
May 17, 2006
Patrol
Drug Means "New Era" of Treatment for Hepatitis C
Duke University has announced a breakthrough in the treatment of hepatitis C that could help the many officers who have contracted the disease on the job, A new drug appears to cure far more people and does it in half the time of current therapies, researchers say. The drug is now in the final testing stages. If all goes well, it could be on the market in 2011.
April 29, 2009
Patrol
Boston Police Widow's Fight
The widow of a Boston Police officer has been fighting the state for accidental death benefits for 13 years since her husband's death from Hepatitis C.
December 28, 2011
Patrol
Video: Mass. Denies Benefits To Police Widow
The widow of a Boston Police officer has been fighting the state for accidental death benefits for 13 years since her husband's death from Hepatitis C.
December 28, 2011
Patrol
Protect Yourself from Blood Borne Diseases
Chandler succumbed to Hepatitis C that he contracted 18 years earlier when he was pricked by a hypodermic syringe while searching a vehicle for narcotics.
August 7, 2008
Patrol
Occupational Hazards: Bloodborne Pathogens
The bloodborne pathogens that you are most likely to come into contact with are the hepatitis B virus (HBV), the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This exposure can result in you becoming infected with one or more of these viruses. As such, it is important that you understand the medical implications of this serious occupational hazard.
August 31, 2005
Careers
A Few Shots Can't Hurt You
I do not accept the excuse that you are afraid of needles. Get over it and go get protection from some bad bugs.
January 6, 2014
Patrol
Indiana Woman Bites Officer During Arrest, Says She Has Hepatitis
A New Castle, Ind., woman bit a police officer in the calf while she was being arrested during a public intoxication call, police say.
September 26, 2014
Patrol
Wash The Hands
Infection control is about taking care of yourself and the people around you by just doing some simple things that can be a pain in the butt.
December 21, 2014
Patrol
Of Bipeds, Fangs, and the Need for Dentu-Creme
There are few things in life that can get literally and figuratively under one's skin like a bite. The mere thought of a sentient human being making a conscious decision to rend the flesh of another with his teeth - well, that's just wrong.
February 3, 2011
Training
Ounces of Prevention
You know how to respond to a deadly human threat, but you're much more likely to get sick on the job than you are to be shot. Many officers are unaware of these risks. Awareness is the key to prevention. When you know the danger, you can take precautions.
April 30, 2008
Gangs
The Gang Arms Race
Thousands of surplus military fragmentation grenades and rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) were left over from the Central American civil wars. Corrupt military suppliers, communist governments, and weapons dealers are other sources for arms traffickers offering grenades and RPGs on the black market.
August 27, 2009
Gangs
Gangs on Meth
The drug is dangerous to law enforcement in several ways. The chemicals utilized are highly toxic and volatile. Clandestine labs are often booby trapped against the police.
March 13, 2008
Procedures & Policies
FAQ—Best Practices: Coronavirus Concerns for Law Enforcement Leaders
This FAQ includes answers from the presenters given during the live POLICE webinar on coronavirus and law enforcement as well as answers from experts who were kind enough to respond to our requests for answers.
April 27, 2020
Patrol
Your Worst Nightmare
Talk to Officer Don Gause, an eight-year veteran of the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Police Department, and he'll tell you that a needle stick or accidental exposure to HIV, hepatitis, or any other bloodborne pathogen is absolutely his greatest fear.
October 31, 2002
Special Units
Murder Ink
One afternoon about five years ago, I was summoned from my desk at the detective division of a major Southern California urban sheriff's department and asked to meet one of the staff drill instructors at our academy gymnasium.
January 31, 2006
Patrol
One Man, One Bomb
"The threat of suicide bombers in the U.S. is not an 'if' but a 'when,'" read a recent alert to law enforcement that was sent by the California Department of Justice.
August 31, 2002
Technology
CeoTronics CT-CombatCom System
November 30, 2004
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