RT Book, Section
A1 Patwari, Rahul G.
A2 Sherman, Scott C.
A2 Weber, Joseph M.
A2 Schindlbeck, Michael A.
A2 Rahul G., Patwari
SR Print(0)
ID 1101225153
T1 Blood and Body Fluid Exposure
T2 Clinical Emergency Medicine
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179460-2
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101225153
RD 2024/04/23
AB A  blood  or  body  fluid  exposure  refers  to  contact  with  potentially  infected  fluids  through  non-intact  skin,  mucous  membranes,  or  skin  penetrated  by  a  sharp  object.Prevention  is  the  cornerstone  to  reducing  infectious  exposures.Administering  postexposure  prophylaxis  for  human  immunodeficiency  virus  is  a  time-sensitive  decision,  necessitating  that  the  exposed  patient  visit  the  emergency  department  when  the  employee  health  office  is  closed.Hepatitis  B  vaccination  greatly  reduces  the  seroconversion  rate  when  a  health  care  worker  is  exposed  to  blood  and  body  fluid.