Guidance

Bloodborne viruses: managing severe serial penetrating injuries

For managing risk of bloodborne viruses (BBVs) like hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV, after a severe serial penetrating injury attack.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 6 June 2017

Documents

Management of potential bloodborne virus exposure following severe serial penetrating injury attack

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2017100

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Details

This guidance for clinical teams covers:

• assessing risk of transmission of BBVs
• post-exposure interventions for the management of BBVs
• managing BBVs in severe serial penetrating injury attack

Published 6 June 2017