PEP Flashcards
1
Q
What PEP stand for?
A
Post exposure prophylaxis
2
Q
When is PEP employed?
A
When someone is exposed to a blood-borne pathogen
3
Q
What are the routes of occupational transmission?
A
- Percutaneous injury
- Contact of mucous membrane with blood, tissue or bodily fluids
- Non intact skin in contact with blood, tissue or bodily fluids
