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11.0 Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure posure Con#rol Plan <br /> This section serves as a Bloodlome Pathogen Exposure Control Plan for IT workers who may <br /> serve as voluntary first aid and CPR care providers At all tunes, at least one person on site <br /> will be adequately trained in first aid and CPR, in the requirements of the Bloodbome <br /> Pathogens Standard as listed in 8 CCR 5193, IT Procedure HS512, and in the contents of this <br /> plan. <br />' 11.1 Definitions <br /> Bloodborne Pathogens <br /> Bloodborne pathogens are those agents (Le , bacteria, virus, fungi) found in blood, blood <br /> components, certain body fluids, and other materials, objects, or surfaces that have had <br /> contact with blood that are capable of causing human disease or death to unprotected people <br /> who came into contact with blood or blood-affected items Diseases caused by bloodborne <br /> pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV), human immunodeficiency <br /> vuus (FEN), hepatitis C, malaria, and syphilis The most significant and of greatest concern <br /> are HBV and HTV <br /> Hepatitis B <br /> HBV is the major bloodborne pathogen hazard that first aid/CPR care providers are more <br /> i likely to encounter The HBV can remain infectious for up to 10 days even in dried blood. <br />■ The virus adversely affects 8,000 to 10,000 workers annually resulting in approximately 200 <br /> deaths each year Hepatitis means "inflammation of the liver" causing severe liver damage or <br /> cirrhosis Exposure symptoms include fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, muscle aches, loss of <br /> appetite, and jaundice (yellowing of the eyes or skin) Hepatitis diagnosis is difficult because <br /> some symptoms are similar to the flu and may remain mild for an extended period of time. <br /> Presently, no cure exists for hepatitis, but it can be prevented with a vaccination. <br /> 11.1.2 Human Immunodeficiency Vitus <br /> HN attacks and deteriorates the body's immune system and eventually weakens it to the <br /> point that infection sets in causing the disease Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome <br />' (AIDS) HIV is primarily transmitted through sexual contact, but may also be transmitted <br /> Mzl05-09-94/UST/94-oohs bk i 1-1 <br />