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INSTRUCTIONS FOR BITE/SCRATCH/SPLASH EXPOSURE INCIDENTS INVOLVING ANIMALS (NON-MONKEY)
If an exposure (injection, absorption, or inhalation) of non-monkey animal tissues or fluids, or from cages that might be contaminated with macaque secretions,
DO THE FOLLOWING:
- FOR BITES OR SCRATCHES; IMMEDIATELY SCRUB AND IRRIGATE THE WOUND WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
- FOR SPLASHES TO THE EYES, NOSE, OR MOUTH; IRRIGATE THE SITE IMMEDIATELY WITH RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
- AFTER CLEANING THE WOUND AS DIRECTED, Contact your supervisor and complete the "Employee’s First Report of Injury" form and fax a copy to UMB Risk Management at 6-1520 or go to our online form to ensure that the claim is processed.
SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT:
- The employee's supervisor should then page Ms. Denise Mitchell of SEH at (410) 416-1329. If the supervisor is unavailable, the employee may call.
- If there is NO response within 5 minutes:
- Page Ms. Michelle Johnson at (410) 512-0021.
- If Ms. Johnson is not available, call the clinic Director, Dr. Kevin Ferentz, at (410) 328-8792 or page him at (410) 416-1854
- If no response, report to Student and Employee health Center.
- Advise them that you have an injured UMB employee. Describe nature of injury or illness.
- Arrange for an appointment to be seen at SEH. Be sure to take along the completed “ Employee’s First Report of Injury”
STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE HEALTH:
- Location: 29 S. Paca St., between Redwood and Lombard streets.
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Thursday; and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Closed weekends and nights.
- Advise them that you have a UMB employee with an animal (non-monkey) blood-borne pathogen exposure. Be sure to take along the completed Employee’s First Report of Injury form.”
IF AFTER NORMAL HOURS:
- Go to the UMMS Emergency Room and advise them that you are a University employee with an animal (non-monkey) blood-borne pathogen exposure. Specify the nature of the research work you are doing. If the attending physician needs to contact Veterinary Resources have them call (410) 706-3540..If no answer, page (410) 748-4569.
Mandatory Follow-Up: It is extremely important that the UMB employee report to the Family Medicine Office- Student and Employee Health (29 S. Paca Street) on the next business day for completion of the medical record and the prescription for the remaining eleven days of prophylaxis (cost to be covered by workers' compensation
NOTE: Contact or have co-worker contact Veterinary Resources if an animal was injured or left out of cage, Be sure to provide information as to type of animal, building and room location.
5/27/09 |
