Table 2
Cases considered by OH or A&E staff to have risk factors for blood borne viruses, and those prescribed HIV post-exposure prophylaxis
| Indicators of blood transfer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dept | Reporting time | Circumstance of exposure | Deep injury | Hollow bore sharp | Sharp in artery or vein | Visible blood | Source risks | HIV PEP | HIV test |
| HIV+, HIV positive; HCV+, hepatitis C virus positive; HBV+, hepatitis B virus positive; IVDU, intravenous drug user; +, at recipient's request. | |||||||||
| *Advice sought from on call specialist registrar in virology. | |||||||||
| 1. OHD | <1 hour | Recorded | No | No | No | No | Tuberculosis | No | No blood available |
| 2. OHD | 13–24 hours | Recorded | No | No | No | No | Known HCV+ | No | No |
| 3. OHD | 1 day | Recorded | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Haemodialysis | No | No |
| 4. OHD | 31 days | Recorded | Possible blood splash to non-intact skin | Known HBV+ | No | No | |||
| 5. OHD | 13–24 hours | Recorded | Patient scratch | Known HBV+ | No | No | |||
| 6. OHD | 1 day | Recorded | Mucocutaneous exposure to non-blood stained saliva | Homosexual relationship | No | No blood available | |||
| 7. OHD | 2 days | Recorded | Exposure of non-intact skin to non-blood stained saliva | Known HCV and HBV+ | No | No blood available | |||
| 8. OHD | <1 hour | Recorded | Exposure of non-intact skin to blood | IVDU | No | Result negative | |||
| 9. OHD | 13–24 hours | Recorded | Possible exposure of non-intact skin to blood | Known HCV+ | No | Result not noted | |||
| 10. OHD | No record | Recorded | Mucocutaneous exposure to blood | Prostate cancer | No | No | |||
| 11. OHD | 1 day | Recorded | No record | Yes | No | No | Haemodialysis | No | No |
| 12. OHD | 1 day | Recorded | No record | Yes | No | No | Haemodialysis | No | No |
| 13. OHD | <1 hour | Recorded | No record | Yes | No record | Yes | Lifestyle | No | No |
| 14. OHD | <1 hour | Recorded | No record | No | No | No record | Known HBV+ | No | No blood available |
| 15. OHD | 13–24 hours | Recorded | No | Yes | No record | No record | Haemodialysis | No | No |
| 16. A&E | <1 hour | Recorded | No record | No | No | No record | IVDU | Yes | Result negative |
| 17. A&E* | 13–24 hours | Recorded | No record | No record | No record | No record | Known HBV+ | Yes | No |
| 18. A&E | <1 hour | No record | No | No | No | No record | IVDU | Yes | No |
| 19. A&E* | <1 hour | No record | No record | No | No record | No record | Patient origin | Yes | No blood available |
| 20. A&E* | 13–24 hours | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record | IVDU | Yes | Result not noted |
| 21. A&E | 1 day | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record | Patient origin | Yes | Result not noted |
| 22. A&E | 13–24 hours | Recorded | Yes | Yes | No | No record | Unknown source | Yes | Unknown source |
| 23. A&E+ | <1 hour | Recorded | No record | No record | No | No record | Nil | Yes | No |
| 24. A&E* | <1 hour | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record | Nil | Yes | No |
| 25. A&E* | 1–12 hours | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record | Nil | Yes | Result negative |
| 26. A&E | No record | Recorded | No | Yes | Yes | No record | Multiple partners | Yes | No |
| 27. A&E | 90 minutes | Recorded | No | No record | Yes | No record | Homosexual relationship | No | No |
| 28. A&E | No record | Recorded | Possible exposure of non-intact skin to blood | Known HIV and HCV+ | No | Known HIV+ | |||
| 29. A&E | <1 hour | Recorded | No record | Yes | Yes | Yes | Jaundice | No | No blood available |
| 30. A&E | 13–24 hours | No record | No record | No | No | No record | IVDU | No | No |
