Needlestick Injury Clinical Case 1
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Question 1 of 3
1. Question
An intensive care junior doctor presents overnight to the ED. She has suffered a needlestick injury from a needle used to insert a central line in an intubated patient known to be HIV positive, with a detectable viral load. The junior doctor has received the full hep B vaccination course, the last dose of which was 2 years ago. The patient’s hep B status is unknown.
What PEP should be offered?
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Question 2 of 3
2. Question
In relation to consent from the source patient, who is likely to be intubated for some time, which of the following statements are true?
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Question 3 of 3
3. Question
What further advice should be given to the exposed member of staff?