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Patrol
3 LAPD Officers Get MRSA from Contact with Homeless Subject, Union Says
The outbreak started sometime within the last week at the LAPD West Valley station in Reseda when officers arrested a transient who was brought to the station. The station has since undergone cleaning of all surfaces to stop the MRSA from spreading.
May 8, 2019
Patrol
LAPD Needs More Money to Protect Officers from Communicable Diseases
In 2018 and 2019 a number of LAPD officers and city workers reported they'd been exposed to infectious diseases, including typhus, salmonella, and MRSA. Most of the reports were made at the Central Area police station in downtown LA.
December 4, 2019
Technology
Wanted Suspect Arrested After Facebook Rant To Sheriff
A suspect featured on the Pasco County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office Facebook page as a "Fugitive of the Day" was arrested after posting a series of irate comments on the page.
July 14, 2013
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
Training
Safer Strikes
Trading blood with suspects is not a good idea - even if you do knock them out with your punch. Instead, learn four strikes that can lessen the likelihood of injury and transfer of blood.
August 4, 2010
Patrol
Coronavirus: Officer Health, Staffing Shortages, and Enforcing the Shut-Downs
An increasing number of officers—at least two dozen in Washington, another two dozen in California, and several more in other states—have been ordered into quarantine.
March 20, 2020
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
Patrol
Staph: The Hidden Training Hazard
Responsible for 18,650 deaths nationwide a year—150 percent as many deaths as caused by AIDS—the monster is microscopic, extremely aggressive, and damned difficult to kill. The monster is a microbe called Staphylococcus.
March 31, 2009
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