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| Sheriff won’t be bugged by the flu |
| By tribtoday.com |
| Published: 05/11/2009 |
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Sheriff won’t be bugged by the flu Kits to help keep employees safe By CHRISTOPHER BOBBY Tribune Chronicle 
Tia Hazinakis, a corrections officer at the Trumbull County Jail, displays the mask and latex gloves that have been issued to deputies and jail employees in the fight against swine flu and other communicable diseases. The sheriff said the kits cost about $3.50 apiece to assemble.
Road deputies and corrections officers have been issued a plastic baggie containing latex gloves, masks and goggles - new law enforcement equipment in light of the swine flu outbreak. ''We should have had this all along,'' Sheriff Tom Altiere said. ''It's available if any of our people need it. It could be hepatitis or AIDS or used at a murder scene. We've even had suspects spitting on our officers.'' Altiere said he ordered a bulkload of the new equipment and packed the bags for less than $3.50 each. ''The masks are special in that they're H1N1 (swine flu) approved,'' he said. Even though public opinion has turned into criticism that the flu epidemic has been overhyped, Altiere still is aware that more than 900 cases have been reported in the United States, including in Ohio. And he knows that complacency can set in before a potential return of the virus this fall. ''A case has now been reported in Portage County and with a large seasonal influx of migrant workers starting now, we're trying to be prepared,'' Chief Deputy Ernest Cook III said. ''Ashtabula and Lorain counties always get a fair number of workers arriving from elsewhere to work the fields.'' Cook said it's all part of a drive to get policy and procedures in place for a pandemic plan. He said Trumbull County Health Departments and health departments in local cities along with emergency management officials were in on recent meetings to offer input into the plan. Cook developed a ''probable cause'' form that deputies will carry to emergency calls. The forms - in both English and Spanish - ask five questions about symptoms, contact with anyone who has been sick, and travel over the previous two months. The department intends to share the forms with other departments to standardize similar reports, he said. ''It's a red flag. A mask can be used for complainants, suspects, inmates or anyone,'' Cook said. Inside the jail, corrections officers can use the equipment in conjunction with a clinic that features a negative pressure system that uses only air from the outside to prevent the spread of any contagious virus, he said.Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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