Volume 2: Chapter 7, Section 9 Flashcards
__________ is the term used for patients should be assumed to be infectious for Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) and other bloodborne pathogens
Universal Precautions
______ is a more comprehensive term than Universal Precautions
Body Substance Isolation
____________ incorporates not only the fluids covered by universal precautions, but expands coverage to include all body fluids and substances
BSI
The CDC defines ________ as “”contact with blood or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply, through percutaneous inoculation or contact with an open wound, non-intact skin, or mucous membrane.”
Exposure
____________ is defined as “direct contact with blood or other potentially infectious body fluids of a patient in a manner that is capable of transmitting HIV.”
Significant exposure
If exposed, supervisors shall fill out (5) Forms
- DWC Form 1
- Health Status Report form (649)
- Medical Service Order form (76M119:N)
- Employer’s Report of Occupational Injury or Illness form (5020)
- Exposure Report (Form420)