“I know there is a protocol in place when there is a needle stick on an employee, but what if the employee has a puncture from being bit by the patient?”

In this case, you'd treat this situation the same as an exposure incident and follow the exposure incident response protocol - that involves writing an injury report using the template included and then following the response protocol for cases like if you suspect Hep B, etc. Additionally, you'll do an immediate assessment for first aid and a doctor visit if necessary.

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