{"id":207,"date":"2015-05-15T11:11:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T16:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/?page_id=207"},"modified":"2015-05-15T11:11:40","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T16:11:40","slug":"sharps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/sharps\/","title":{"rendered":"Cause codes: Needlesticks and sharps injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The primary event is a potential exposure to a substance by injection due to an injury with a contaminated object that penetrates the skin, mucous membrane, or eyes. Includes cuts, punctures, and lacerations from a <em>contaminated object<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bs-accordion  bs-accordion-min\">\n        <div id=\"f9t00\" class=\"panel-group\">\n         <div class=\"panel panel-default \" id=\"panel_click-here-for-definition-of-contaminated-object\">\n    <div class=\"panel-heading\" id=\"heading_click-here-for-definition-of-contaminated-object\">\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title\"><button href=\"#click-here-for-definition-of-contaminated-object\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed panel-link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"click-here-for-definition-of-contaminated-object\">Click here for definition of Contaminated Object<\/button><\/h4>    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"click-here-for-definition-of-contaminated-object\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"  role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_click-here-for-definition-of-contaminated-object\" role=\"region\">\n        <div class=\"panel-body copy\">            \n            <\/p>\n<p><strong>Contaminated needle or sharp<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 For this context, it refers to occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Occupational exposure<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee&#8217;s duties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blood<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Human blood, human blood components, and products made from human blood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other potentially infectious materials<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0defined as any of the following: saliva in dental procedures; semen; vaginal secretions; cerebrospinal, synovial, pleural, pericardial, peritoneal, and amniotic fluids; body fluids visibly contaminated with blood; along with all body fluids in situations where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between body fluids; unfixed human tissues or organs (other than intact skin); HIV-containing cell or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and HIV- or HBV-containing culture media or other solutions; and blood, organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected with HIV or HBV.<\/p>\n<p>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>     \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4>CAUSE CODE EXPLANATIONS<\/h4>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Use code&#8230;<\/td>\n<td>&#8230;if this is the cause<\/td>\n<td>Examples include these&#8230;<\/td>\n<td>&#8230;but not these<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>0710<\/td>\n<td>Needle stick<\/td>\n<td>All syringe needles<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0720<\/td>\n<td>Glassware<\/td>\n<td>Pipette, capillary tube, vial<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0730<\/td>\n<td>Blade<\/td>\n<td>Lance, scalpel, surgical scissors<\/td>\n<td>Knives (utility or food prep), box cutters, carpet cutters. See <em><a title=\"Cause code: Machines and tools\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/machines\/\">1700 Tool related<\/a>;<\/em> or if attacked and injured by knife, see <a title=\"Cause codes: Other people-related\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workers-compensation\/coordinators\/cause-code\/other\/#0520\"><em>0520 Struck with object or weapon<\/em><\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0740<\/td>\n<td>Human Bite<\/td>\n<td>Bite from other human<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0750<\/td>\n<td>Other Sharp<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The primary event is a potential exposure to a substance by injection due to an injury with a contaminated object that penetrates the skin, mucous membrane, or eyes. 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