Download Bloodborne Pathogens

OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION
This training is required by the Texas Department of
Health Ch. 96, Bloodborne Pathogen Control.
Every employee of the district will be required to have
some training on bloodborne pathogens every year
they are employed in a public school district.
For any questions, please contact your campus nurse.
WHAT ARE BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS?
Any microscopic organism that is carried in blood
and may cause disease in humans.
They travel from person to person when the blood
of an infected person gets inside another person.
In the work place, the most commonly transmitted
bloodborne diseases are: Hepatitis B and C and HIV.
BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION
HBV, HCV and HIV are most commonly transmitted
through:
• Sexual contact
• Sharing needles
• Blood transfusions
• Direct skin or mucous membrane contact with infected blood
• From mother to baby at birth
BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION
Unbroken skin forms a barrier against bloodborne
pathogens. However, infected blood can enter your
system through:
 Open sores
 Cuts
 Abrasions
 Acne
 Any sort of damaged or broken skin such as sunburn or blisters
 Mucous membranes of the eyes, nose, and mouth.
BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION
All human blood and certain human body fluids
are to be treated as if known to be infected with
bloodborne pathogens. Always use universal
precautions when dealing with any body fluids.
HEPATITIS B
The pathogen that causes one form of liver infection and is transmitted by
blood and other body fluids containing blood such as semen and vaginal
secretions
Hepatitis B virus is very durable and can survive in dried blood for 7-10
days.
50% of people infected with HBV have no symptoms.
For those that do have symptoms, they are very much like a mild “flu”. They
include jaundice, fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, occasional
nausea and vomiting.
Most HBV infected people recover, however; at least 10% retain the disease
for life. Life long infection can cause liver cancer, liver failure, and
death.
There is a vaccine which protects you against Hepatitis B. You can get these
vaccines from your personal physician.
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the pathogen
that causes HIV infection and is transmitted from one
person to another by blood, semen, vaginal secretions
and breast milk.
HIV attacks the immune system and cause AIDS. The
infected person can be without symptoms or illness
for 10-20 years and feel well. However, presence of
the infection can be detected within a few weeks to six
months with HIV antibody tests.
There is no cure for HIV virus and there is no vaccine to
protect against the virus.
UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS
Universal Precautions are practices and procedures that
assist in the prevention of contact with blood or other body
fluids that could potentially have blood in them.
Universal Precautions provide the first line of defense against
the risks of exposure to bloodborne pathogens (ex: HIV,
HBV, and other infectious agents).
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT—(PPE)
Examples
 Sharps Containers (for syringes)
 Gloves
 Masks/goggles
 Gowns
 Everyone should have access to gloves. See your
school nurse for assistance with acquiring gloves.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT—(PPE)
 Always wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in exposure
situations
 If the PPE is damaged or does not fit, DO NOT use the item.
 If the PPE is penetrated by blood or body fluid, remove the item
and dispose of it appropriately.
 When taking contaminated gloves off, do so carefully so that the
outside of the gloves do not come in contact with any bare skin.
 Replace disposable single use gloves as soon as possible if
contaminated, torn, punctured or no longer effective.
NEVER RE-USE THEM
HAND WASHING
 FREQUENT hand washing is the most important
technique for preventing the transmission of
disease/infection.
 EFFECTIVE hand washing requires the use of soap
and water and vigorous scrubbing for at least 10-20
seconds to suspend easily removable soil and
microorganisms.
 An antiseptic cleanser is acceptable, but the hands
need to be washed with soap and water as soon as
possible.
PERSONAL HYGIENE
 Do not eat, drink, apply cosmetics or lip balm, or
contact lenses in work areas where there is a
reasonable likelihood of exposure.
 Food or drink should not be stored in close proximity
to where blood or other potentially infectious materials
are present.
 Cover all exposed skin lesions, abrasions, or cuts to
protect yourself from potential bloodborne pathogens
exposure.
AFTER AN EXPOSURE
Wash hands and any other exposed skin with soap and water.
Flush mucous membranes with water, immediately following:
 Contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials
 With potentially contaminated surfaces
 After removing personal protective equipment such as gloves.
POST EXPOSURE PROCEDURES
 The employee must report the incident or injury to their
supervisor/principal and complete an Employee Accident
and Injury Report.
 The supervisor or school nurse must complete the PostExposure Medical Referral Form, which must accompany
an injured employee to medical care.
 Copies of the reports must be sent to the District’s head
nurse as soon as possible.
 The source individual’s blood shall be tested for
documentation of HIV or HBV
 School Nurses are to be contacted for every exposure.
MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL
 The school district is exempt from regulated waste
disposal guidelines. Therefore, all waste may be
disposed of in an appropriate waste container and
added to the general trash collection.
 Except syringes which must be disposed of in a
SHARPS container.
HOUSEKEEPING
 All school employees will ensure that the worksite is
maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
 Broken glassware, whether contaminated or not,
shall not be picked up directly with the hands
 All maintenance and custodians will have this same
training.
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