Needlestick / Exposure to
Blood, Body Fluids, or Recombinant DNA
Protocol for needlestick or exposure to human or primate blood, body fluids, bloodborne pathogens, or recombinant DNA.
IMMEDIATE PROCEDURE | SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE AND TREATMENT
Immediately do the following:
- Wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water. Use the eye wash to rinse out splashes to mucous membranes.
- Seek medical advice and treatment as directed below.
- Report the incident immediately to Environment, Health & Safety: (858) 534-3660.
- Complete and send an Employee Incident Report form (PDF) to EH&S, Mail Code 0089.
See the Workers' Compensation web page for complete information.)
Seek medical advice and treatment:
During business hours, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.:
- Call the Medical Center paging operator at (619) 543-6737 and ask them to page 1447.
OR
- Call (619) 471-9210 and ask for an emergency consultation with an Occupational Medicine nurse.
After business hours OR if paging doesn't work:
NOTE: Post-exposure prophylaxis drugs are designed to stop HIV infection and replication. The sooner prophylaxis can be started, the better. Even if you have been delayed by several hours or days, seek medical advice. The interval after which post-exposure prophylaxis provides no benefit is not known.
 c o n t e n t s
Questions regarding emergency preparedness at UCSD?
Contact Emergency Services, (858) 534-1064 or 534-3823.
Questions about production and distribution of the Emergency Guide?
Contact Environment, Health & Safety, (858) 534-9745.
Last Modified4/8/2008
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