What should be worn when coming into contact with body fluids?

Gowns or aprons protect you from splashes of blood or body fluids. Always wear a gown or apron if you are doing a procedure that may expose you to splashes or sprays of blood or body fluids.

What protects you from splashing bodily fluids?

Goggles or face shields are used to protect eyes from splashes or sprays of blood/body fluids.

What protects you from bodily fluids when working in an injured child?

What does it mean to have exposure to body fluid?

Being exposed to sharps (needles) or body fluids means that another person’s blood or other body fluid touches your body. Exposure may occur after a needlestick or sharps injury. It can also occur when blood or other body fluid touches your skin, eyes, mouth, or other mucosal surface.

What are the 10 standard precautions?

They include:

• hand hygiene and cough etiquette.
• the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• the safe use and disposal of sharps.
• routine environmental cleaning.
• incorporation of safe practices for handling blood, body fluids and secretions as well as excretions [91].

What are the 3 universal precautions?

Universal precautions include:

• Using disposable gloves and other protective barriers while examining all patients and while handling needles, scalpels, and other sharp instruments.
• Washing hands and other skin surfaces that are contaminated with blood or body fluids immediately after a procedure or examination.

What are the 4 major body fluids?

A short list of bodily fluids includes:

• Blood. Blood plays a major role in the body’s defense against infection by carrying waste away from our cells and flushing them out of the body in urine, feces, and sweat.
• Saliva.
• Semen.
• Vaginal fluids.
• Mucus.
• Urine.

What is the first thing you should do if exposed to a patient’s blood or 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.

What diseases are spread through bodily fluids?

Examples of diseases spread through blood or other body fluids:

• hepatitis B – blood, saliva, semen and vaginal fluids.
• hepatitis C – blood.
• human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection – blood, semen and vaginal fluids, breastmilk.
• cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection – saliva, semen and vaginal fluids, urine, etc.

What is the only body fluid that is not considered infectious?

Unless visible blood is present, the following body fluids are NOT considered to be potentially infectious: feces. nasal secretions. saliva.

What are the 5 standard precautions for infection control?

Standard Precautions

• Hand hygiene.
• Use of personal protective equipment (e.g., gloves, masks, eyewear).
• Respiratory hygiene / cough etiquette.
• Sharps safety (engineering and work practice controls).
• Safe injection practices (i.e., aseptic technique for parenteral medications).
• Sterile instruments and devices.

What are the 5 types of precautions?

Infection Control and Prevention – Transmission-based precautions

• Contact Precautions.
• Droplet Precautions.
• Airborne Precautions.
• Eye Protection.

How to deal with blood / body fluid exposure?

Blood/Body Fluid Exposure with or without Exposure Management A facility may choose to report exposure events alone or exposure events and subsequent management and follow-up of each event, including administration of postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) to the HCW and any laboratory test results collected as part of exposure management.

What are the universal precautions for bloodborne pathogens?

Universal precautions assume all body fluids are infected with bloodborne pathogens. Universal precautions include: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – to be used at all times to prevent skin or mucous membrane contact with bodily fluids. Always inspect PPE for cracks, holes or other damage.

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.

What do you need to know about universal precautions?

Universal precautions are methods of protecting yourself from bloodborne pathogens. Universal precautions assume all body fluids are infected with bloodborne pathogens. Universal precautions include: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – to be used at all times to prevent skin or mucous membrane contact with bodily fluids.