Transcript blood borne pathogen training for school staff

BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN
TRAINING FOR SCHOOL
STAFF
WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS
613 CHERRY STREET
N. WILKESBORO, NC 28659
OBJECTIVES OF THIS
TRAINING:
PROVIDE SCHOOL STAFF WITH AN
UNDERSTANDING OF:
1. What are Blood Borne Pathogens
2. How are they transmitted from person to
person
3. What can you do to protect yourself
4. What happens if I potentially get exposed.
WHAT ARE BLOOD BORNE
PATHOGENS?
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS ARE
DISEASE CAUSING
MICROORGANISMS THAT ARE FOUND
IN THE BLOOD AND CERTAIN BODY
FLUIDS OF AN INFECTED INDIVIDUAL
BODY FLUIDS THAT CAN CONTAIN
A BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN
ANY BODY FLUID WHICH CONTAINS OR
COULD CONTAIN BLOOD CAN CARRY A
BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN
SWEAT, TEARS AND SALIVA (WITHOUT
VISIBLE BLOOD) USUALLY
DO NOT CARRY BLOODBORNE
PATHOGENS
ALWAYS TREAT ALL BODY FLUIDS AS POTENTIALLY
INFECTIOUS.
TYPES OF BLOODBORNE
PATHOGENS
HEPATITIS B
HEPATITIS C
HIV
HEPATITIS B FACTS
*CAUSES LIVER DAMAGE IN INFECTED INDIVIDUALS
*MAY LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE BODY FOR 7 DAYS (IN DRIED
BLOOD)
*SOME INFECTED INDIVIDUALS HAVE NO SYMPTOMS AND MAY
NOT KNOW THAT THEY ARE INFECTED
*IF A PERSON HAS HEPATITS B THEY MAY HAVE THE
FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: ABDOMINAL PAIN, YELLOWING OF
THE SKIN AND EYES (JAUNDICE), FEVER, FATIGUE, NAUSEA
AND VOMITING
*THERE IS NO CURE FOR HEPATITIS B BUT IT CAN BE
PREVENTED WITH A VACCINATION.
HEPATITIS C FACTS
* A VIRUS THAT CAUSES LIVER DAMAGE IN INFECTED
INDIVIDUALS
*SOME INFECTED INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS AND
MAY NOT KNOW THEY ARE INFECTED
*SYMPTOMS OF INFECTION MAY INCLUDE: ABDOMINAL PAIN,
YELLOWING OF THE SKIN AND EYES (JAUNDICE), NAUSEA,
VOMITING, AND FEVER
*THERE IS NO CURE FOR HEPATITIS C AND THERE IS NO
VACCINE TO PREVENT HEP C
HIV FACTS
*HIV-HUMAN IMMUNODEFICENCY VIRUS
*ATTACKS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM OF INFECTED INDIVIDUALS
*SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INFECTED DO NOT SHOW
SYMPTOMS AND THEREFORE DO NOT KNOW THEY ARE
INFECTED
*SYMPTOMS VARY FROM INDIVIDUAL TO INDIVIDUAL
*THERE IS NO CURE FOR HIV AND NO VACCINE TO PREVENT IT
AT THIS TIME
HOW ARE BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS TRANSMITTED?
TRANSMISSION
• TRANSMISSION CAN OCCUR WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL
COMES IN CONTACT WITH INFECTIOUS BLOOD OR
BODY FLUIDS.
• MODES OF EXPOSURE:
PERCUTANEOUS- NEEDLE STICK WITH
CONTAMINATED NEEDLE
MUCOUS MEMBRANE- SPLASH OF BLOOD
OR BODY FLUIDS INTO EYES, NOSE OR
MOUTH
NON INTACT SKIN-BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS
COMING INTO CONTACT WITH A CUT OR OPEN
AREA OF SKIN
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PROTECT
YOURSELF
• TREAT ALL BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS AS
POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS
• WEAR GLOVES WHEN CONTACT WITH
BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS OR BEFORE
PERFORMING ANY ACTIVITY THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY EXPOSE YOU TO BLOOD OR
BODY FLUIDS
• WEAR GOGGLES, MASKS AND A GOWN IF
NEEDED TO PROTECT YOU FROM BLOOD
OR BODY FLUIDS ACCIDENTLY ENTERING
YOUR EYES, NOSE, MOUTH OR GETTING
ON YOUR SKIN
WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU HAVE
AN EXPOSURE?
• Wash exposed area with antibacterial
soap and running water
• If exposure is to eyes, nose or mouth flush
these areas with running water for 15
minutes
• Immediately report incident to principal,
school nurse (if in building), and to human
resource department
IN CONCLUSION….
• TREAT ALL BODY FLUIDS AS
INFECTIOUS
• ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES, GOWN, AND
OR MASK WHEN PERFORMING
PROCEDURES WHERE YOU COULD BE
EXPOSED
• REPORT ANY EXPOSURES AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE SO YOU CAN RECEIVE
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL EVALUATION
THE END