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What
should employees do after a needle stick or exposure to blood and/or body fluids
(needle stick or splash in eye or mouth)?
At the time of the exposure incident:
- Clean exposed
area thoroughly with soap and water; if exposure is to the eye or mouth,
irrigate immediately with copious amounts of water
- Report the
incident to your supervisor and complete an Incident Report Form
Post-exposure Evaluation and
Follow-up:
- Seek
proper medical treatment IMMEDIATELY:
- 8:00am
to 4:30 pm (Monday through Friday)
-
Call Employee Health at 8-0584 or Student health at 8-9220
- After
4:30pm to 8:00am (Holiday/weekend) #4508
- Call
PEP (Post-exposure Prophylaxis) (dial *60 then enter 4508)
- Discuss
source patient information for risk assessment to the counselor. Information
and recommendations will be explained to you.
- Order the
“NEEDLESTICK EXPOSURE” lab on the source patient for :
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- HIV
- Report to
Employee Health or Student Health during their working hours for additional
information and testing.
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