Online Self-Study Unit:
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Exposure Control Program for Laboratory Workers

• Introduction
  • BBP Program
  • In Case of Emergency
  • BBP Training: Why?
  • BBP Training: Why, cont.
  • BBP Training: Why, cont.
  • BBP Training: Why, cont.
• Exposure Determination
  • Exposure Determination
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Blood
  • OPIM
  • OPIM, cont.
  • Human Cell Lines
• Risks and Transmission
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Bloodborne Pathogens, cont.
  • HIV
  • HIV, cont.
  • HIV, cont.
  • HIV, cont.
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis B, cont.
  • Hepatitis B, cont.
  • Hepatitis B, cont.
  • Hepatitis B, cont.
  • Hepatitis B, cont.
  • Hepatitis C
  • Transmission
  • Health Care Worker
  • Percutaneous Injuries
  • Lab Associated Infections
• Preventing Incidents
  • Preventing Incidents
  • Universal Precautions
  • BSL-2
  • Spills
  • Spill Response
  • Sharps Precautions
  • Waste Disposal
  • Biohazard Waste
  • Biohazard Labels
  • Biohazard Labels, cont.
  • Controls
  • COntrols, cont.
  • Sharps Disposal
  • Sharps Precautions
  • Safer Needles
  • Bio Safety Cabinets
  • Work Practice Controls
  • Work Practice Controls, cont.
  • PPE
  • PPE, cont.
  • Laundry
• Responding to Incidents
  • Responding to a Lab Incident
  • BBP Exposure
  • BBP Exposure, cont.
  • Immediate Precautions
  • Immediate Precautions, cont.
  • Report Immediately
  • Post- Exposure
  • Post- Exposure, cont.
  • Safety Resources
  • Standards
  • Questions

Percutaneous Injuries

Up to 800,000 percutaneous injuries may occur annually among all U.S. health care workers (both hospital-based workers and those in other health care settings).

After percutaneous injury with a contaminated sharp instrument, the average risk of infection is 0.3% for HIV and ranges from 6% to 30% for hepatitis B.