Blood-Borne Pathogens & Needlesticks
BUMED messages (May04, Sep01) states that Navy MTFs will implement DOD policy and protect healthcare workers by specifically:
- Researching engineering controls to prevent needlestick and sharp injuries;
- Maintaining a sharps injury log for the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps; and
- Ensuring that health care workers are involved in management initiatives relating to selection of effective engineering and work practice controls.
- Needlestick Safety for Health Care Workers BUMED msg 281713Z May04 (txt)
- Needlestick Safety for Health Care Workers BUMED msg 131551Z Sep01 (txt)
- Needlestick Safety for Health Care Workers ASD Policy Ltr Jun01 (pdf)
- OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard CFR 1910.1030 Jan01(doc)
- OPNAV 5102: Mishap Investigation & Reporting
- BUMED 6220.12A Medical Event Reports Oct98 (pdf)
- TRISERVICE Reportable Events: Guidelines & Case Definitions May04 (pdf)
- Naval Disease Reporting System (NDRS)
- BBP Exposure Form
Provides guidelines and documentation of treatment & counseling for occupational BBP exposures - Optimization of your BBP Exposure Program 2005 NEHC Conference Presentation (ppt)
- BBP Exposures at NMC Portsmouth 2005 NEHC Conference Presentation (ppt)
- Blood Borne Pathogens- Controlling Workers Comp Costs 2005 NEHC Conference Presentation (ppt)
- Viral Hepatitis: ABCDE 2005 SWOMIC Presentation (ppt)
- WHO Hep B Fact Sheet Oct00
- WHO Hep C Fact SheetOct00
- Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Healthcare Settings NIOSH Alert:2000-108 (html) (pdf)
- CDC Preventing Occupational HIV Transmission to Health Care Workers (html)
- Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of HIV and Hep B Virus to Patients During Exposure-Prone Invasive Procedures MMWR 40(RR-8):1-9 , 1991(html)
- CDC Workbook for Preventing
SHARPS Injuries htmlpdfIncludes surveys, forms, program assessments and cost analyses of sharps injury prevention. - Selected Cost and Benefit Implications of Needlestick Prevention Devices GAO Report 01-60R Nov00 (pdf)
- Exposure To Blood - What Health-Care Workers Need to Know Jul03(pdf) CDC pamphlet describing post-exposure risk assessment, followup, precautions and treatment.
- Updated USPHS Guidelines for the Mgmt of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis
MMWR 50(RR-11): 1-52, html(pdf)) - Revised Guidelines for HIV Counseling, Testing & Referra MMWR 50(RR-19):1-58, 2001 html(pdf)
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Epidemiology
- Immunizations
- Infection Control (P)
- Navy Medicine Surveillance Report (NMSR)
- Preventive Medicine
- Sexual Health and Responsibility (SHARP)
- CDC Issues in Healthcare Settings: Bloodborne Pathogens
- CDC Issues in Healthcare Settings: Needlesticks
- CDC Rapid HIV Testing (html)
- MilVax- Hepatitis Vaccines
- NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Bloodborne Infectious Diseases
- OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Bloodborne Pathogens & Needlestick Prevention
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This page last updated on March 9th, 2009.
Content last reviewed on March 2nd, 2009.
Content last reviewed on March 2nd, 2009.