Universal Precautions

Since patients with a BBP infection may not appear ill, it may not be possible to know which patients harbor a serious infectious disease. Therefore, all human blood and OPIM are treated as if they are infectious for HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses and other BBPs. This approach is called Universal Precautions.

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Universal Precautions means: If you think a patient may be ill, treat their blood and other potentially infectious material as if they are infectious for HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses and other blood-borne pathogens. All human blood and other potentially infectious material are treated as if they are infectious for HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses and other blood-borne pathogens. Blood is the only material that needs to be considered infectious.

Test Question When you click on the correct answer, you will proceed to the next screen. If you click on the wrong answer, you will not proceed, and must select a different answer.

Universal Precautions means:

If you think a patient may be ill, treat their blood and other potentially infectious material as if they are infectious for HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses and other blood-borne pathogens.

All human blood and other potentially infectious material are treated as if they are infectious for HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses and other blood-borne pathogens.

Blood is the only material that needs to be considered infectious.

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