Post Graduate Medical Institute  / Lahore General Hospital / Ameer-ud-Din Medical College,  Lahore,  Pakistan

INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL GUIDELINES guidelines

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Post Exposure Prophylaxis




Introduction


1. Prevention and proper management of sharp injuries and contamination incidents is extremely important. Hepatitis B (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency

Virus (HIV) can be transmitted by percutaneous injury e.g. where the skin is cut or penetrated by needles or other sharp objects (needle stick / sharps injury), inoculation of

mucous membranes ( eg. eyes, mouth) by secretions/blood from patient to health care workers. Therefore, needle stick / sharps injuries and contamination incidents must be

managed correctly.

2. It is important that all HCWs should adopt a safe system of work when dealing with blood and body fluids or disposing off sharp objects.

3. Recapping should be discouraged.




First Aid


1. Allow the wound to bleed and then rinse under running water and wash with soap.Do not scrub or suck the wound.

2. Cover with waterproof dressing.

3. Exposed mucous membranes, including conjunctiva should be irrigated copiously with running water or saline, after removing contact lenses.

4. After a splash into the mouth, do not swallow but rinse out the mouth several times with cold water.

5. Report the incident immediately to the shift incharge (sister/staff nurse) in the department without delay and complete the needle stick injury reporting form.

6. Submit the needle stick injury reporting form and report the incident to the DMS Emergency without delay. It is essential that HCWs must not rely on their own assessment of risk.

7. Check for the disease status of the source patient. If status not known, request source sample for urgent testing for HBV, HCV, and HIV— consider using rapid testing. For

unknown sources, assess the risk of exposure to infection. The discarded needles or syringes cannot be tested for blood-borne viruses.




Evaluate the source patient and HCW


Following NSI reporting form submission and risk assessment, appropriate post exposure prophylaxis will be considered, done and followed by MSDS/ Infection Control

Department.




PEP of Hepatitis B virus for Vaccinated HCWs






PEP of Hepatitis B virus for Incompletely or Unvaccinated HCWs






PEP for HCWs for Hepatitis C virus positive or Unknown Status Source person






PEP for HCWs for HIV Positive Source person