UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS

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UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS

• Protecting Yourself From Bloodborne Pathogens
• Presentation Prepared by
• Laurie G. Combe, MN, RN
• Klein ISD Health Services Coordinator

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How Do I Know When To Be Careful?

• Every contact should be considered potentially
  harmful, because not everyone knows they are ill
  or is willing to share their health information.

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How Do I Know When To Be Careful?

• Take precautions every time you are in contact
  with the body fluids or tissues of another
  person.

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Potential Sources Of Infection

• Blood
• Vomit
• Mucous
• Urine
• Feces

• Body tissues
• Saliva
• Torn or loose skin
• Genital secretions

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How Do Germs/Pathogens Enter My Body?

• Open cuts scratches
• Abrasions or scrapes
• Dermatitis
• Acne
• Mucous membranes of mouth, eyes, nose

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Hepatitis B Can Survive On Environmental
Surfaces For Up To One Week
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Hepatitis B - Modes Of Transmission

• Contact with contaminated surfaces
• Eyes
• Mouth
• Broken Skin
• Tattoo
• Body Piercing
• Shared razor, earrings, toothbrush
• Sexual Contact

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HIV - Modes Of Transmission

• Not a very resilient virus
• Sexual contact
• Blood
• Some body fluids
• Body tissues

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Hepatitis A - Modes Of Transmission

• Fecal - oral route
• Improper food handling
• Clothing
• Raw, contaminated shellfish
• Poor hand washing after restroom use

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Hepatitis C - Modes Of Transmission

• Blood
• Transfusion
• Organ transplant

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Where Can I Find These Pathogens?

• Hands
• Desks
• Floors
• Scissors
• Exacto Blades
• Door knobs
• Books

• Diapers
• Broken glass
• Sharp metal
• Needles
• Knives
• Orthodontic wires
• Restroom surfaces
• And more

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How Do I Prevent Transmission?

• Hand washing vigorously for at least 20 seconds
  with soap and warm water
• Gloves
• Disinfect with KISD approved cleaners
• Double bag contaminated articles
• Remove contaminated materials from work area ASAP
• Dispose of sharps in appropriate container

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Soap and Water Hand Washing

• Wet hands with warm water
• Apply soap
• For at least 20 seconds, rub hands together,
  making sure to spread soap foam on palms, between
  fingers, fingertips and backs of hands
• Rinse hands under running water
• Pat hands dry with paper towels
• Turn of water using paper towel to prevent
  recontamination of hands

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Hand Sanitizers Use

• Apply a dime sized portion of hand sanitizer to
  the palm of your hand
• Wet the fingertips of each hand with the
  sanitizer
• Rub hands palm to palm, between fingers, and the
  back of hands
• Continue rubbing until your hands are dry

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To prevent illness wash hands frequently and

• BEFORE
• You eat
• Treat a break in skin
• Care for ill person/animal
• Insert or remove contact lenses

• AFTER
• Use restroom
• Handle uncooked foods
• Change a diaper
• Sneeze, cough or blow your nose
• Handle garbage
• Care for ill/injured
• Touch an animal
• Remove gloves used as personal protective
  equipment

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Job Specific Exposure Protection Plan

• Refer to the Klein ISD Bloodborne Pathogen
  Exposure Control Plan attached to this eCourse to
  review your Job Specific Exposure Plan.

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Job Specific Exposure Plan

• Review you exposure plan to determine
• What work tasks put you at risk
• Safe work practices
• Personal Protective Equipment you should use

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What To Do If You Are Exposed?

• Report to your supervisor
• Report to campus school nurse
• If needed, complete Workmans Comp form and KISD
  Employee Exposure Report.
• Take reports to your doctor.
• Give copy of report to your supervisor.

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Where Can I Find the KISD Bloodborne Pathogen
Plan?

• http//knet/handbooks/bloodexpos.pdf
• Attached to this eCourse
• Principal Secretarys Office
• Department Offices
• School Clinic

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REVIEW...

• Consider every contact potentially harmful.
• Wash your hands frequently.
• Personal Protective Equipment

• Report exposures to your supervisor
• Report to campus school nurse
• Complete Workmans Comp form
• See your doctor

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QUESTIONS????

• Contact you campus nurse if you have questions
  related to the content of this presentation.
• If you are not assigned to a school campus,
  direct questions to lcombe_at_kleinisd.net.

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Bibliography

• Bloodborne Pathogen Plan. Klein ISD. (Online)
  http//knet/handbooks/bloodexpos.pdf. January,
  2001.
• Guide to the five types of viral hepatitis.
  Harris County Health Department. Circa 1995.
• Manual of Information on Acquired
  Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Klein Independent
  School District. December, 1986.
• OSHA Fact Sheets Bloodborne Pathogens Final
  Standard. (Online) http//www.osha-slc.gov/OshDo
  c/Fact_data/FSNO92-46.html. Jun. 16. 2000.
• Persons reported to be living with HIV infection
  and with AIDS, by state and age group, reported
  through December, 1999. Center For Disease
  Control. (Online) http//www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/ha
  sr1102/table 1.htm. Jun. 29, 2000.
• Grey Bruce Public Health Unit, Ontario, Canada.
  Hand Washing Video

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Course Completion Confirmation (Print this slide
and turn into campus nurse.)

• My signature below is confirmation that I have
  completed Universal Precautions Compliance
  Training.
• ______________ ______________
• Printed Name Signature
• Date _________________

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