Bloodborne pathogens are infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Q. What are 3 major diseases that can be contracted by exposure to blood or body fluids?
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are three of the most common bloodborne pathogens from which health care workers are at risk.
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- Q. What are 3 major diseases that can be contracted by exposure to blood or body fluids?
- Q. What should be done immediately after exposure to blood or body fluids containing blood?
- Q. What is the procedure of management for a person exposed to blood and bodily fluids?
- Q. How do you examine body fluids?
- Q. What are three bodily fluids that can be considered infectious?
- Q. What four 4 steps should be followed to manage spills of blood or body fluid?
- Q. What are the fluids in a forensic lab?
- Q. How are bloodborne diseases transmitted?
- Q. When to report exposure to blood and body fluid?
- Q. Are there any body fluids that are not contaminated with blood?
- Q. Do you have to collect data for blood exposure?
- Q. Which is an example of a percutaneous exposure?
Q. What should be done immediately after exposure to blood or body fluids containing blood?
Wash your hands immediately after any exposure to blood or body fluids, even if you wear gloves. If you get splashed in the eyes, nose, or mouth, flush with water. If you are pricked by a needle (needlestick), contact your doctor right away for further advice.
Q. What is the procedure of management for a person exposed to blood and bodily fluids?
Wash the area with warm water and soap. If you are splashed with blood or body fluids and your skin has an open wound, healing sore, or scratch, wash the area well with soap and water. If you are splashed in the eyes, nose or mouth, rinse well with water. If you have been bitten, wash the wound with soap and water.
Q. How do you examine body fluids?
Laboratory testing can be performed on many types of fluids from the body other than blood….Some body fluid analyses include:
- Urinalysis.
- Semen analysis.
- Sweat chloride.
- Fetal fibronectin (fFN)
- CSF Analysis.
- Synovial fluid analysis.
- Pleural fluid analysis.
- Pericardial fluid analysis.
Q. What are three bodily fluids that can be considered infectious?
Potentially infectious blood and body fluids include
- fluids containing visible blood.
- semen.
- vaginal secretions.
- cerebrospinal fluid.
- synovial fluid, pleural fluid.
- peritoneal fluid.
- pericardial fluid.
- amniotic fluid.
Q. What four 4 steps should be followed to manage spills of blood or body fluid?
If blood or body fluids are spilled on surfaces, the following cleaning procedures should be used:
- Wear gloves.
- Remove as much of the spill as possible with a paper towel.
- Clean area with warm water and detergent, using a disposable cleaning cloth or sponge.
- Disinfect the area with a solution of household disinfectant.
Q. What are the fluids in a forensic lab?
Body fluids and tissues of interest in forensic science include blood, menstrual blood, semen, saliva, vaginal material, and skin.
Q. How are bloodborne diseases transmitted?
For a bloodborne pathogen to be spread, the bodily fluids of an infected person must enter into the bloodstream of another person. The most common cause of transmission in the workplace is when an infected person’s blood enters another person’s bloodstream through an open wound.
Q. When to report exposure to blood and body fluid?
Settings: Any healthcare setting with the potential for occupational exposure to blood and body fluids. Requirements: Blood and body fluid exposures are to be reported as they occur during the calendar year.
Q. Are there any body fluids that are not contaminated with blood?
body fluids that do not carry a risk of bloodborne pathogen transmission (e.g., feces, nasal secretions, saliva, sputum, sweat, tears, urine and vomitus) unless these are visibly contaminated with blood.
Q. Do you have to collect data for blood exposure?
Facilities are not required to collect data for exposures that involve intact skin or exposures to body fluids that do not carry a risk of bloodborne pathogen transmission (e.g., feces, nasal secretions, saliva, sputum, sweat, tears, urine and vomitus) unless these are visibly contaminated with blood.
Q. Which is an example of a percutaneous exposure?
•Percutaneous injury:An exposure event occurring when a needle or other sharp object penetrates the skin. This term is interchangeable with “sharps injury.” •Sharp: Any object that can penetrate the skin including, but not limited to, needles, scalpels, broken glass, broken capillary tubes, and exposed ends of dental wires.
