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Management of Needlestick & Contamination Injuries - Royal ...

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Appendix DMANAGEMENT OF HIGH RISK EXPOSURE TO BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDSAccidental ExposureTake clotted sample from HealthcareWorker for serum storageDetermine risk factors <strong>of</strong> source patientComplete Appendix ANo risk factor identifiedSource patientHigh riskSource patient unknownSignificant injuryHIGH RISK injury andHIGH RISKPATIENT/ENVIRONMENTRisk assess clinicalenvironment i.e.circumstances <strong>of</strong>exposure andepidemiological likelihood<strong>of</strong> HIV in the sourceLow risk injury and lowrisk patient/environment? PEP/HBIG asapNotify Occupational Healthon next working dayReassure HEALTHCARE WORKER thatrisk <strong>of</strong> transmission <strong>of</strong> blood borne viruses isrelatively lowIf incident occurs outside normal working hours, future follow up and counsellingwill be <strong>of</strong>fered by Occupational Health/GUM.Full guidance is <strong>of</strong>fered in policy.RBCHOCCHEALTH\DATA\WS\POLICIES\NEEDLESTICKPOLICY\SHARPS POLICY\VERSION 6 LP 2011Page 23 <strong>of</strong> 33

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