RT Book, Section
A1 Pacella, Charissa B.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166598158
T1 Occupational Exposures, Infection Control, and Standard Precautions
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166598158
RD 2024/04/17
AB The  U.S.  Occupational  Safety  and  Health  Administration  defines  occupational  exposure  as  a  “reasonably  anticipated  skin,  eye,  mucous  membrane,  or  parenteral  contact  with  blood  or  other  potentially  infectious  materials  that  may  result  from  the  performance  of  the  employee’s  duties.”1  Blood  covers  “human  blood,  blood  products,  or  blood  components.”1Other  potentially  infectious  materials  are  “human  body  fluids,  such  as  saliva,  semen,  and  vaginal  secretions;  cerebrospinal,  synovial,  pleural,  pericardial,  peritoneal,  and  amniotic  fluids;  any  body  fluids  visibly  contaminated  with  blood;  unfixed  human  tissue  or  organs;  HIV  [human  immunodeficiency  virus]  or  HBV  [hepatitis  B  virus]  containing  cell  or  tissue  cultures,  culture  mediums,  or  other  solutions;  and  all  body  fluids  where  it  is  difficult  or  impossible  to  differentiate  between  body  fluids.”1Healthcare  workers  should  treat  all  bodily  secretions,  fluids,  and  tissues  as  potentially  infectious.