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f <br /> FIVESTAR 0r Policy Number: CL-IP-3051 <br /> QUALITY CARE, INC. Policy Date: 3/14/01 <br /> Policy Sponsor: Clinical/ Infection Prevention <br /> POST-EXP®SURE <br /> EVALUATION <br /> DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS <br /> See Section 4.0 below <br /> 1.0 PURPOSE <br /> As soon as possible after exposure, a confidential medical evaluation and follow-up will be <br /> conducted at the local emergency room or local physician's office by a health care professional. <br /> Additionally, an evaluation of the exposure incident is conducted. <br /> 2.0 FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATION <br /> The Infection Prevention Coordinator ensures that healthcare professionals responsible for <br /> _ employee's Hepatitis B vaccination and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up are given a <br /> copy of the OSHA Blood borne Pathogen Standard. <br /> 3.0 PROCEDURE. <br /> 1. Should an exposure incident occur, contact your supervisor immediately. <br /> 2. The supervisor will contact the Infection Prevention Coordinator or the Director of <br /> Nursing. <br /> 3. Initiate first aid (clean the wound, flush eyes or other mucous membranes, etc.). <br /> 4. Document the routes of exposure and how the exposure occurred. <br /> 5. Identify and document the source individual (unless the employer can establish that <br /> identification is infeasible or prohibited by state or local law). <br /> 6. The Infection Prevention Coordinator (or designee) arranges for the employee to be <br /> seen in the local emergency room or physician's office. <br /> 7. The Infection Prevention Coordinator (or designee) obtains consent and makes <br /> arrangements to have the source individual tested as soon as possible to determine <br /> HIV, HCV, and HBV infectivity. <br /> 8. The Infection Prevention Coordinator ensures that the healthcare professional receives <br /> the following: <br /> 3/14/01 CL-IP-3051 Post-Exposure Evaluation Page 1 of 4 <br />