BLOODBORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASES: HIV/AIDS,
HEPATITIS B, HEPATITIS C

Emergency Needlestick Information

gloved hand holding blood-stained gauze pad over disposal bag

Workers Please Note

If you experienced a needlestick or sharps injury or were exposed to the blood or other body fluid of a patient during the course of your work, immediately follow these steps:

Wash needlesticks and cuts with soap and water
Flush splashes to the nose, mouth, or skin with water
Irrigate eyes with clean water, saline, or sterile irrigants
Report the incident to your supervisor
Immediately seek medical treatment

Medical Providers Please Note

If you have questions about appropriate medical treatment for occupational exposures, 24 hour assistance is available from the Clinicians' Post Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline) at
1-888-448-4911.
http://www.nccc.ucsf.edu/

Recommendations for the management of occupational exposures to blood:

Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis [PDF - 266KB]
MMWR Recommendations and Reports, Volume 54, Number RR-9

Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis [PDF - 329 KB]
MMWR Recommendations and Reports, Volume 50, Number RR-11