should i work with blood and urine if i have not had my full course of hepatitis jabs???
2006-10-03 23:55:57 · 15 answers · asked by Fbfbfbfb 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Urine seems OK. But blood is definitely dangerous. I dont know how did you manage to get the job in health industry without having your hepatitis jabs ! Anyways better late than never. I think you should book an appointment with your GP ASAP and get the jabs. Its just 3 doses.
1st dose on any chosen date
2nd dose 30 days after 1st dose
3rd dose 6 months after the 1st dose.
And thats it.
2006-10-04 00:02:18 · answer #1 · answered by Vivax 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how much you have to touch them... If there are no needles involved, and you are wearing gloves, then risks are pretty small. How many of your jabs have you had? You can have an accelerated course, over a short time period, of weeks, rather than months, which would mean you were covered sooner. The urine is not really an issue, it is blood products you should be careful with. After your first two injections you could have a blood test to check your antibody response and if this is high it is then safe to work, though even with full protection, it is still good practice to use all precautions possible to minimise risk
2006-10-04 07:11:54 · answer #2 · answered by Michelle G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hepatitis jabs you are talking about is for Hep B only, and no you do not need to have all of them prior to working with any body fluid...ie; blood and urine. As long as you use univerrsal precautions and most importantly wash your hands, you will be safe from infection.
2006-10-04 14:03:08 · answer #3 · answered by devilishgrl14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jabs, he he, in USA we call them shots.
I have had the 3 part course for HBV and the 2 part course for HAV.
Did that just to be vigilant. No way in this world I would work around tainted blood without!!
2006-10-04 13:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by Ren Hoek 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can work with blood and urine if you use universal precautions. You should always use universal precautions when handling bodily fluids because there is no vaccine for hepatitis c, hiv and who knows what else they haven't identified yet.
2006-10-04 16:25:26 · answer #5 · answered by cindy1323 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no if u do thios u are lykli 2 get an infection my cousins a nurse n she didnt have her jabs and caught an infection shes now had the jabs n now has gotmedication hope this helps email bak
2006-10-04 07:03:14 · answer #6 · answered by beci 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure - just use universal precautions on ALL body fluids- and don't get stuck- and keep open sores and cuts covered well. Finish your Heb b jabs-I did- it still does not guarantee you will not get it- and there are other blood borne disease and pathogens- so be careful- D
2006-10-04 07:00:09 · answer #7 · answered by Debby B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told to refuse to work with bloods untill i had all three of my jabs as you are not fully protected and the occupational health nurse told me that as well as the lectures at uni, as gloves dont fully protect you and a staff nure told me that
2006-10-04 07:20:07 · answer #8 · answered by vicky s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, you should have a full course of hep b injections (3 seperate jabs and a blood test to show immunity levels) Speak to your practice nurse for more information
2006-10-04 07:03:56 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'd rather have hepatitis than the diseases vaccines could cause and i used to have hepatitis c for about 30 years!
2006-10-05 14:31:24 · answer #10 · answered by giggling.willow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋