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Wash the exposed area with soap and water, or use an eye-wash station in the event of an eye-splash. Then report the exposure to the department or individual at your workplace who is responsible for managing exposure, which is often the occupational health nurse or infection control department/worker.

Exposure Incident Reporting An account of all the people involved, including the exposed person, names of their first aid providers, and if possible, the name of the source individual. The circumstances of the exposure, any actions taken after the exposure, and any other information required by your employer.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that these steps be followed after an exposure incident: Step 1, provide immediate care to the exposure site: this includes washing the puncture area for 15 minutes with soap and water. Remember, do not force bleed the wound!

Reporting Incident — Employees should immediately report exposure incidents to the employer to permit timely medical follow-up. ing to the U.S. Public Health Service, if HIV postexposure prophylaxis is medically indicated it should be initiated promptly, preferably within 1-2 hours after the exposure incident.

If exposed what should I do? Wash needle sticks and cuts with soap and water. Flush splashes to the nose, mouth, and skin with water. Irrigate eyes with clean water or saline. Obtain as much demographical data on the source patients as possible.

An exposure incident is any eye, mouth, mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or other parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM). (For example, a puncture from a contaminated sharp such as an injection needle or a cut from a scalpel blade or suture needle.)

Wash exposed skin, cuts, and needlestick injuries thoroughly with soap and water. If you have been splashed by potentially infectious fluids around the eyes, nose or mouth, flush the area with water. Immediately report the incident to emergency medical services.

Potential exposures include needle sticks, animal bites, aerosol exposures, and other incidents potentially resulting in disease from a biological agent.