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Title: Bloodborne Pathogen Training for School Staff


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Bloodborne Pathogen Training for School Staff
  • Joyce E. McKinney BSN, RN
  • August 13,2007

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Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Microorganisms such as viruses or bacteria that
    are carried in blood and cause diseases
  • Many different BBP
  • Hepatitis B (HBV)
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • (OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard)

3
Hepatitis B
  • More easily transmitted than HIV or other forms
    of Hepatitis
  • Can lead to serious liver cirrhosis or cancer
  • Can live in dried blood on inanimate objects one
    week
  • Prevention - Vaccination

4
HIV
  • Virus attacks the immune system
  • May not progress to AIDS for many years
  • Virus does not survive long in dried blood
  • No Vaccination

5
Modes of Transmission HBV and HIV
  • Sexual Contact
  • Sharing of hypodermic needles
  • From mothers to their babies at/before birth
  • Accidental puncture from contaminated needles,
    broken glass, or other sharps
  • Contact between broken or damaged skin and
    infected body fluids
  • Contact between mucous membranes and infected
    blood and body fluids

6
Risks in School Setting
  • EXTREMELY LOW!!!

7
How to protect yourself
  • Standard Precautions
  • Consider all body fluids and blood potentially
    hazardous
  • Call Janitor to clean a spill have proper
    equipment and solution
  • PPE personal protective equipment
  • (gloves, gown, mask, goggles)
  • If ever have an exposure tell your immediate
    supervisor and the School Nurse

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Handwashing
  • Handwashing - most important and easiest practice
    used to prevent transmission of BBP
  • Wash hands or other exposed skin thoroughly
    ASAP following exposure incident
  • Wash hands washed immediately after removal of
    all PPE
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