Wash the area under running water and encourage bleeding if skin or mucous membrane are • broken. Irrigate eye/mouth splashes with copious amounts of saline or water. • Report immediately to the GP and Practice Manager. • The GP or Practice Manager should contact the nearest Accident & Emergency • Department for Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) risk assessment. It is the best practice to seek attention within one hour following a needlestick or splash incident in • order to achieve up to 90% protection against bloodborne viruses, especially HIV. It is important to establish details of both the injured person’s and the source’s Hepatitis B status, • as well as whether the source is a HIV risk. Obtain the source’s and the injured person’s consent to take serum for an urgent HBsAg test on the source’s blood and for storing both serums should future tests be required. Records will be kept of all counselling, post-exposure management and follow-up. • Records will be kept of when vaccine and/or immunoglobulin were given, the type of vaccine, • dose, batch number, date of expiry, whether booster or part of first course and site of inoculation. Spillage Management: Deal with blood and body fluid spills quickly and effectively. PPE must be worn and a yellow floor • warning sign displayed. Commercial spillage kits are available to deal with and body fluid spillages, and should be • used. The spillage kits are kept in cleaning cupboard under the stairs. The spillage kits have step by step • instructions to follow on them. The practice manager ensures that kits remain in date. Inform the practice manager if kits are used • so that they may be replaced immediately after use.
• Wash the area under running water and encourage bleeding if skin or mucous membrane are broken. • Irrigate eye/mouth splashes with copious amounts of saline or water. • Report immediately to the GP and Practice Manager. • The GP or Practice Manager should contact the nearest Accident & Emergency Department for Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) risk assessment. • It is the best practice to seek attention within one hour following a needlestick or splash incident in order to achieve up to 90% protection against bloodborne viruses, especially HIV. • It is important to establish details of both the injured person’s and the source’s Hepatitis B status, as well as whether the source is a HIV risk. Obtain the source’s and the injured person’s consent to take serum for an urgent HBsAg test on the source’s blood and for storing both serums should future tests be required. • Records will be kept of all counselling, post-exposure management and follow-up. • Records will be kept of when vaccine and/or immunoglobulin were given, the type of vaccine, dose, batch number, date of expiry, whether booster or part of first course and site of inoculation. Spillage Management: • Deal with blood and body fluid spills quickly and effectively. PPE must be worn and a yellow floor warning sign displayed. • Commercial spillage kits are available to deal with and body fluid spillages, and should be used. • The spillage kits are kept in cleaning cupboard under the stairs. The spillage kits have step by step instructions to follow on them. • The practice manager ensures that kits remain in date. Inform the practice manager if kits are used so that they may be replaced immediately after use.