Tarangnan Community Hospital — Clinical Laboratory
Stuck? Splashed? Act Now.
Occupational exposure to blood or body fluids — first aid, reporting, and evaluation (LAB-QM-SAF-001 §5.8).
INFOGRAPHIC IG-18 Source: LAB-QM-SAF-001 §5.8 Version V0 — DRAFT
Time matters: be medically evaluated within 2 hours. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) works inside a window of 72 hours or less — do not wait until the end of the shift.
1 · First aid — right away
Sharps injury? Remove the sharp without recapping.
Wash the wound with soap and running water.
Eye splash? Irrigate the eyes copiously with clean water or saline.
Mouth / nose? Rinse with water. Skin? Wash with soap and water.
✕ Do not squeeze, scrub, or apply bleach to the wound.
2 · Report — within 2 hours
During working hours: report to the Chief Medical Technologist, who accompanies you for medical evaluation — within 2 hours.
Outside working hours: report to the Nursing Supervisor and proceed to the Emergency Room — within 2 hours.
3 · Evaluation & record
Medical evaluation and post-exposure management are done per hospital protocol.
The source patient is risk-assessed and tested, with consent.
Your hepatitis B vaccination / anti-HBs status is checked.
Fill out the Occurrence Report Form (F-QM-010-A-V0) and document the incident.
Corrective action to prevent recurrence is routed through the occurrence policy (LAB-QM-010).
