{"id":1352,"date":"2022-03-06T01:17:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T05:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/?page_id=1352"},"modified":"2023-08-01T09:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T13:21:00","slug":"bloodborne-pathogens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/bloodborne-pathogens\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloodborne Pathogens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/preview\/mmwrhtml\/rr5011a1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis<\/a>&nbsp;for Healthcare Personnel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bloodborne pathogens\u00a0are infectious organisms that are present in the blood and certain other body fluids of infected persons and are transmitted by blood-to-blood contact.\u00a0 Examples of bloodborne pathogens are the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV). The occupational routes of transmission of bloodborne pathogens are by 1) needlestick or cut from a contaminated sharp object; 2) splash to the eyes, nose, or mouth; and 3) contact with broken skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) requires that employers establish principles and general practices to prevent and manage infection with bloodborne pathogens through a written plan. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2023\/08\/bloodborne-pathogens-exposure-control-plan4.pdf\">UMES Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan<\/a>\u00a0describes how exposure to bloodborne pathogens is managed in campus facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan applies to UMES employees who are occupationally exposed (have&nbsp;possible contact) to&nbsp;(1) human blood, human blood components,&nbsp;products made from human blood, or other potentially infectious materials (semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva in dental procedures,&nbsp;any body fluid that is visibly contaminated with blood, all body fluids in situations where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between body fluids; (2) Any unfixed tissue or organ (other than intact skin) from a human (living or dead); and (3) HIV-containing or HBV-containing culture medium or other solutions; and blood, organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected with HIV or HBV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;plan includes the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Determination of employee exposure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exposure control plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Universal Precautions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appropriate personal protective equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Housekeeping procedures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hepatitis B Vaccination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual Bloodborne Pathogens training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluation of exposure incidents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis&nbsp;for Healthcare Personnel Bloodborne pathogens\u00a0are infectious organisms that are present in the blood and certain other body fluids of infected persons and are transmitted by blood-to-blood contact.\u00a0 Examples of bloodborne pathogens are the human&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/bloodborne-pathogens\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Bloodborne Pathogens<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1352","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1352\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}