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00 00 <br />Equipment and supplies necessary to minimize the risk <br />tf infection with blood borne pathogens will be provided. <br />Counselling, education, retraining and appropriate <br />disciplinary action will follow when adherence to the <br />recommended precautions is lacking. <br />Frequent effective handwashing is the first line of <br />defense in infection control. The bloodborne pathogens of <br />concern do not penetrate intact skin so immediate removal <br />helps prevent spread to others or transfer to a mucous <br />membrane or broken skin area. <br />Hands should always be washed before leaving a <br />restricted work area, after examining a donor, immediately <br />after soiling with blood, after removing gloves and after <br />using the toilet. <br />JEYE WASH <br />The effectiveness of eye washing in prevention of <br />infection has not been demonstrated but washing is assumed <br />to be desirable when accidents occur and splashes enter the <br />eye. <br />Know where the eye wash stations are located in each <br />work area and how to flush the eyes when necessary. <br />FOR SPLASHES IN THE EYE WITH BLOOD, blood products or <br />chemical reagents, flush eyes with water or contents of eye <br />wash bottle for at least 10 minutes. Avoid rubbing the <br />eyes. <br />GLOVES I - <br />Delta Blood Bank recommendations for prevention of <br />transmission of blood-borne pathogens include the following: <br />1. Use gloves for any task where blood may be <br />encountered when the health care worker has cuts, <br />scratches or other breaks in his/her skin. <br />2. Use gloves when hand contamination with blood may <br />occur, ie, when performing phlebotomy on an uncoopera- <br />tive patient. <br />BIOSAFETY - INFCONT - 0491 - PAGE 2 <br />