Infectious Exposure Guidelines
This document is intended to promote consistency among COTS partner prehospital and hospital providers with regards to the treatment and follow-up of first responder personnel who incur occupational exposure. Processes established between first responder agencies and private occupational health clinics, including a hospital employee health clinic that is contractually serving as an occupational health clinic for first responder exposures, are outside the purview of these guidelines. A first responder may include but is not limited to emergency medical services (EMS), fire departments, law enforcement, funeral directors, etc.