The Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act aims to provide more resources to first responders on the front line of the opioid epidemic.
Rep. Dave Joyce and David Trone introduced companion legislation in the House.
Containment devices can protect them from that exposure and preserve the drugs as evidence for criminal prosecutions.19 Investigates found a company with local ties that makes one of these devices.First responders can wear it on their belt, almost like a canister of pepper spray.The company says it prevents cross-contamination and inhalation.
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