Safety Tips

Information on methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection:

BSI = Body Substance Isolation

Scene Safety - All volunteers remember to always wear your PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) when you are onscene. PPE is your gloves.

For all them EMT's out there, you know the drill. BSI. Scene Safety. As the EMT remind your crew to wear gloves before you exit the vehicle.

And if the EMT does not remember, make sure you tell the EMT to get some gloves.