Bloodborne Pathogens & First Aid Hygiene — poster
When a coworker is bleeding, your instinct is to help fast — and that's exactly when Hepatitis B, C, and HIV find new hosts. Helping safely takes ten extra seconds and the right assumptions.
Treat ALL blood and body fluids as infectious, no matter whose they are or how healthy they look. Hep B survives on surfaces up to a week.
Nitrile gloves before touching any blood — they're in every first aid kit. Cover your own cuts before helping. Eye protection if there's any chance of splashing.
Never pick up broken glass or nails with bare hands after an injury. Contaminated dressings go in sealed bags; surfaces get 1:10 bleach solution or an approved disinfectant.
Blood on broken skin, eyes, or mouth: wash/flush immediately for 15 minutes, then report it the SAME day — post-exposure treatment for Hep B and HIV works best within hours, not days.
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