For Students
Infectious Disease Prevention Educational Module
Section 5: Protocol for Responding to an Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
Section 5A: Perform Basic First Aid
Perform basic first aid
Perform basic first aid immediately as instructed in your student orientations prior to rotations. These instructions are:
- Clean the wound, skin or mucous membrane immediately with soap and running water. Allow blood to flow freely from the wound. Do not attempt to squeeze or "milk" blood from the wound.
- If exposure to the eyes, flush eyes with water or normal saline solution for several minutes.
Proceed to Section 5B: Report the Exposure Immediately.
