Blood Exposure Protocol on Victim (Exposed Individual)

SRHC Clients:
This is testing on the exposed individual (victim)
See Blood Exposure on Source (BEP) for source suggested protocol.

2 Pink (K2EDTA) top tubes

1. Report exposure to Employee Health, House Nursing Supervisor (if Employee Health is closed), designated officer, or Medical provider.
2. Enter appropriate order in computer or complete downtime requisition.  Order STAT. 
3. Appropriate personnel will collect samples as STAT.
4. Send samples to laboratory STAT.
5. Laboratory will receive into computer and take samples to appropriate department.
6. Laboratory will perform Exposure HIV STAT per Chemistry policy.
7. Chemistry will call results of Exposure HIV STAT to appropriate person (Employee Health, House Nursing Supervisor, Infection control, Medical provider)

NOTES
If a hospital employee is on hospital business and off hospital property, the employee would be considered under the same conditions as being on hospital property.

 

1. Complete Laboratory Requisition Form.
2. Record appropriate panel under “OTHER.”  Include whether it is a source or exposed individual.
3. Call Chemistry at SRHC (4830).  This is not mandatory but helpful for communication and to allow staff to prepare.
4. If  tests are on a source specimen, order and send to laboratory STAT.
5. If individual tests are ordered, mark appropriately, or record under “OTHER” or enter appropriate order in computer.  Also, include statement that this is blood exposure and whether it is a source or exposed individual.
6. Register per instructions on requisition.  Laboratory will enter appropriate order in computer or complete downtime requisition.   
7. Laboratory will give requisition or copy of requisition to Chemistry supervisor or designee.
8. Collect samples on source as STAT.
9. Laboratory will receive into computer and take samples to appropriate department.
10. Laboratory will perform Exposure HIV STAT per Chemistry policy.
11. Tech will call results of Exposure HIV  STAT to appropriate person (Employee Health 4752, House Nursing Supervisor, Infection control, Medical provider)

Varies by Test
1-4 days
Exposure HIV results available STAT.