Student Health Services - The University of Iowa

Blood and Body Fluid Exposure Reporting

Any Medical Student at UIHC Exposed to Blood or Body Fluids

The student will:

Wash / Irrigate Area    
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Identify Source Patient    
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Attending MD will:

  • Provide immediate release time to go to SHS
  • Investigate source patient (with primary MD) ASAP
  • Inform SHS of results
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Go immediately to Student Health Service when clinic is open and request Triage Nurse OR go to UI ETC at any other time. If at high risk, PEP to be started within 1-2 hours of exposure if possible but may be started within 72 hours. arrow

SHS MD/Triage Nurse/ETC will:

  • Evaluate risk
  • Initiate wound care
  • Provide necessary care / Rx / Referral
  • If high risk, start PEP ASAP
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Fill Out Forms:

  • BBP Exposure Report
  • UIHC Incident Report
  • If applicable, State of IA Work Injury Report

Abbreviations

BBP = Blood Borne Pathogen
ETC = Emergency Treatment Center
PEP = Post-exposure Prophylaxis
SHS = Student Health Service