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 First Aid and Treatment for Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids – HBV, HCV and HIV
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| category: First aid, Infection control, Occupational health & safety |
4hr, 4RCNA-CNE
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Overview
All health care workers, particularly nurses working in acute medical care, are at risk of infection through occupational exposure to blood and/or body fluids/substances and should, therefore, know what to do to protect themselves or their colleagues if such an incident occurs.
This tutorial describes the latest Australian guidelines on first aid and treatment for exposure to the three most common and/or life-threatening diseases that may be contracted in this way: hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). About the author
 Louise Roberts, BA (Law). Louise is a health care writer and editor with over 25 years’ experience in journalism, much of that specialising in health. She began her career on newspapers in South Africa, where she was chief sub-editor of the Daily Dispatch and City Press, worked on the Johannesburg Sunday Times and freelanced for Business Day. She moved to London in 1990 and freelanced for the London Sunday Times and the Times Educational Supplements before moving into health care. She was chief sub-editor of Nursing Standard and production editor of Nursing Times before becoming a freelance health care editor and writer, including working on the World Wide Wounds website and various European Wound Management Association publications. She emigrated to Australia in 2006 and lives in Melbourne. Learning objectives
At the end of this tutorial, participants will be able to:
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