Editing First responder (section)

==Issues==
[[File:Washington Guard works with Thai first responders DVIDS173002.jpg|thumb|A training exercise for first responders in Thailand]]
First responders must be trained to deal with a wide array of potential emergencies. Due to the high level of stress and uncertainty associated with the position, first responders must maintain physical and mental health.<ref>Gina Hagler, ''Careers as a First Responder'' (2012), p. 59.</ref> Even with such preparation, first responders experience unique risks of being the first people to aid those with unknown contagions. For example, in 2003 first responders were among the earliest cases of the previously unknown [[SARS]] virus, when they cared for patients affected with the virus.<ref>Gregory R. Ciottone, ''Disaster Medicine'' (2006), p. 141.</ref>

Infectious disease has continued to be a major occupational health concern among first responders with the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The CDC and other agencies and organizations have issued guidance regarding [[workplace hazard controls for COVID-19]]. Specific precautions for first responders include modified call queries, symptom screening, universal PPE use, hand hygiene, physical distancing, and stringent disinfection protocols.<ref>{{Cite web|last=CDC|date=2020-04-30|title=First Responders, Law Enforcement & Public Services|url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/first-responders.html|access-date=2020-07-23|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|language=en-us}}</ref>

=== Trauma ===
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