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- If you are stuck by a needle or other sharp or get blood
or other potentially infectious materials in your eyes, nose, mouth, or on
broken skin, immediately flood the exposed area with water and clean any wound with soap
and water or a skin disinfectant if available. Report this immediately to your employer
and seek immediate medical attention.
Guidelines for post-exposure follow-up:
Updated U.S. Public Health Service
Guidelines for HIV. (9/2005)
Updated U.S. Public Health Service
Guidelines for HBV, HCV, and HIV. (6/2001)
- H1N1 vaccine administration: All of the requirements of the BBP standard apply during the administration of H1N1 Influenza vaccine. CDC offers these additional best practices for administration, storage and handling of the vaccine and to report problems with the ancillary supply kits provided with the vaccine.
- Fundamentals of Influenza Vaccine Administration, Storage, and Handling (Seasonal and H1N1). Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, (2009, November 17). Vaccinators can view the Webinar, download the presentation slides and quick reference chart for needle length and injection site for inactivated influenza vaccine.
- 2009 H1N1 Monovalent Influenza Vaccine Ancillary Supply Kit Overview. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, (2009, November 12), available as a 227 KB PDF. Vaccinators can download the full description of all items provided in the H1N1 Vaccine Ancillary Supply Kits.
- Just-in-time Training. Becton Dickinson (BD), (2009). Vaccinators can download BD product-specific training materials and videos that address the use of the most common needles and syringes found in the CDC H1N1 ancillary supply kits.
- 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Ancillary Supplies Feedback Form. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control. To submit feedback about H1N1 ancillary supply kits, CDC has established a NEW online feedback system to receive and collect information. The CDC welcomes feedback from healthcare personnel about any supplies provided in the vaccine kits.
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