ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW! OR WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW NEEDLESTICK INJURIES ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW! OR WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

WHAT ARE THEY? SHARP OBJECT NEEDLE INSTRUMENT BONE

WHAT ARE THEY CONTAMINATION MUCOUS MEMBRANE EYES OPEN WOUND

HIGH RISK FLUIDS BLOOD BREAST MILK SEMEN/VAGINAL FLUIDS CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SALIVA

HIGH RISK FLUIDS SYNOVIAL FLUID PERITONEAL FLUID PLEURAL FLUID AMNIOTIC FLUID UNFIXED TISSUES AND ORGANS

FIRST AID DO NOT PANIC WASH UNDER RUNNING WATER COVER INFORM PERSON IN CHARGE START PAPERWORK INCIDENT BOOK NEEDLESTICK INJURY PACK

THE DOCTOR SEES TO THE DONOR OBTAINS CONSENT TAKES THEIR BLOOD DOES RISK ASSESSMENT FORM GIVES INFORMATION SHEET

THE STAFF MEMBER WITH SHARPS PAPERWORK IN OFFICE HOURS – GOES TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH [OH] OUT OF HOURS – ATTENDS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ATTENDS OH NEXT WORKING DAY

ROLE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH FILLS OUT CHECK LIST – COMPLETES PAPERWORK TAKES BLOOD SAMPLE CHECKS HEPATITS STATUS ADVISES AND SUPPORTS INITIATES PEP [IF REQUIRED]

NEEDLESTICK PACK ACTION FLOW CHART RISK ASSESSMENT FORM INFORMATION SHEET CONSENT FORM BLOOD FORMS X 2 RECIPIENT FORM [STAFF MEMBER]

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? PATIENTS BLOOD TESTED STAFF BLOOD HELD MAY BE CALLED FOR HEP C TEST INFORMED OF RESULTS ALL CONFIDENTIAL