What is needle stick injury policy?
If you sustain a needlestick injury, take the following actions immediately: • Wash the wound with soap and water. • Alert your supervisor and initiate the injury reporting system used in your workplace. • Identify the source patient, who should be tested for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C infections.
What is the practice policy when you have a needlestick sharps injury?
If you pierce or puncture your skin with a used needle, follow this first aid advice immediately: encourage the wound to bleed, ideally by holding it under running water. wash the wound using running water and plenty of soap. do not scrub the wound while you’re washing it.
How would you report a needlestick injury NHS?
All incidents must be reported by telephone to the Occupational Health Department as soon as possible. needlestick hotline provides an answerphone message giving instruction and advice and allows you to leave a message reporting the incident, which will ensure that the necessary follow up procedures are implemented.
What is the management for a needle stick injury?
Wash the area gently with soap and running tap water as soon as possible. Apply an antiseptic and a clean dressing. Obtain prompt medical advice from your local doctor or hospital emergency department, preferably within 24 hours. Dispose of the needle safely.
How long after a needlestick should you get tested?
You should be tested for HCV antibody and liver enzyme levels (alanine amino- transferase or ALT) as soon as possible after the exposure (baseline) and at 4-6 months after the exposure. To check for infection earlier, you can be tested for the virus (HCV RNA) 4-6 weeks after the exposure.
How likely is it to get hep C from a needle stick?
The risk of transmission of HCV after a needlestick exposure from a hepatitis C-positive source is estimated at between 2-10%.
What is the time limit to receive care after a needlestick sharps injury?
Reevaluate the exposed individual within 72 hours, particularly focusing on new information regarding the source and the exposure. If the source is determined to be HIV-negative, post-exposure prophylaxis can be discontinued. If the source is determined to be HIV-positive, continue treatment for 4 weeks if tolerated.
What are the chances of getting a disease from a needlestick?
Your chances of catching a disease from a single needle stick are usually very low. About 1 out of 300 health care workers accidentally stuck with a needle from someone with HIV get infected. But for hepatitis B, the odds can be as high as nearly 1 in 3 if the worker hasn’t been vaccinated for it.
What would you do if you accidentally received a needle stick injury from a syringe?
Treatment: When somebody accidentally gets pricked by a needle: as soon as possible, wash the area around the puncture for at least 30 seconds, using soap and warm water. Bottled water can also be used if no hand washing facilities are available.
What would you do if you accidently received a needle stick injury from a syringe?
How long does a virus live on a needle?
The risk of acquiring HBV from an occupational needle stick injury when the source is hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive ranges from 2% to 40%, depending on the source’s level of viremia (2). HBV can survive for up to one week under optimal conditions, and has been detected in discarded needles (6,18).
How soon should you be tested after a needlestick?
What to do if you have a needlestick injury?
Management of Needlestick & Similar Injuries First aid should be carried out immediately after any needlestick injury or similar injury. The policy for the management of needlesticks & similar injuries can be found below. If you need to report an incident or require advice, please contact Occupational Health on 0141 201 0595.
Who is responsible for the management of needlestick?
Occupational Health Service (OHS) are responsible for ensuring needlestick and similar injuries are managed appropriately and provide advice on the risk assessment, clinical management and follow-up care of employees following an exposure.
Is the Solent NHS Trust Sharps policy valid?
Prevention and management of needlestick (sharps) injuries and contamination incidents Policy. Solent NHS Trust policies can only be considered to be valid and up-to-date if viewed on the intranet. Please visit the intranet for the latest version.
When to seek PEP for a sharps injury?
If the NSI / sharps injury is ‘high risk’ (deep injury; visible blood on the device causing injury) and the source is HIV positive or at high risk of HIV, PEP will be prescribed. This will be done by ED for out-of-hours incidents or the local Sexual Health clinic in ‘office- hours’ (after referral by OH).