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APPENDIX 1

Flow Chart: Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV, HBV and HC
amongst HCW

IMMEDIATE ACTION
AFTER EXPOSURE

NOTIFICATION,
DOCUMENTATION
AND REFERRAL

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RISK ASSESSMENT OF THE
• INJURY
• SOURCE
• EXPOSED HCW

MANAGEMENT OF THE
EXPOSED HCW

Guidelines On Occupational Exposures To Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) And Hepatitis C Virus,
And Recommendations For Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)