For internal RDUH trust use: The Occupational Health Inoculation (Contamination) Incident Policy (including risk assessment) can be found on the HUB: Here
For external users: Please contact us or the RDUH Occupational Health Department for further advice.
For further information on testing – please see the test page – click here
We store the blood taken immediately after the injury and request you send further blood according to the table below which is based on the risk of a blood borne virus transmission:
| Donor status | Immediate Testing | Further Testing |
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For all:
Send blood within 48 hours. This sample is stored for 2 years.
Risk assess for HIV PEP: test d0 blood for HIV, HCV, HBsAg if starting PEP. Risk assess for need for HBV vaccine.
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| Unknown donor |
12 weeks: HIV, HCV antibody
Add HBsAg if HBV unvaccinated/non-responder |
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| Known donor – BBV negative | Nil | |
| Donor HIV positive | 4 & 12 weeks: HIV and/or 7 weeks after cessation of PEP | |
| Donor HBV positive | 4 & 12 & 24 weeks: HBsAg and HBsAb; if HBsAb neg – do HBcAb | |
| Donor HCV positive |
4 & 12 weeks: HCV PCR 12 & 24 weeks: HCV antibody |
