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UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS (BSI) 2) Transporter Know own immunity. Relate to receiving unit/department patient's airborne disease/condition. 3) Receiving Unit Continue airborne precautions while patient is in unit/department. g. All health-care workers will take precautions to prevent injuries caused by: 1) Needles, scalpels, and other sharp instruments. 2) Cleaning used instruments. 3) Disposal of used needles. 4) Handling sharp instruments after procedures. To prevent needlestick injuries, used needles are not to be recapped, purposely bent or broken by hand, removed from disposable sy.-inyes, or otherwise manipulated by hand. After they are used, disposa:,le syringes and needles, scalpel blades, and other sharp items -,il be placed in puncture -resistant containers for disposal; the punc`ur,-- resisLant..cgntainers should be located as close as practical to the point -of -use area, i.e., patient rooms, treatment rooms. Large-bore reusable needles will be placed in a puncture -resistant container for transport to the reprocessing area. t' 5) Sharps disposal units will be replaced -5y Uousekeep _ng�a,.: 6) Sharps'•containers will be capped when 3/4 full and discard:c: in the infectious waste container. For any needle -stick injury, see Guidelines for Employee Exposuroa to Blood. h. Mouth -to -Mouth Resuscitation Although saliva has not been implicated in HIV transmission, to minimize the need for erRrgencymouth-to-mouth resuscitation, mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, or other ventilation devices will be available for use in areas in which the need for resuscitation is predictable. i. Health-care workers who have exudative lesions or weeping dermatitis will refrain fron a•11 direct patient care and from handling patient - care equipment until the condition resolves. These workers will report to the employee health office.