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    Attention COACH STUDY participants:

    The principal investigators of the study request that you use the official version of the modified score here.

    HIV Needle Stick Risk Assessment Stratification Protocol (RASP)

    Quantifies HIV exposure risk by source and exposure type and need for prophylaxis.
    When to Use
    Why Use
    • High vs low risk exposure; helps determine whether or not to start PEP.
    • Always try to test the source patient for HIV, and other infectious diseases such as Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B.

    The HIV Needle Stick Risk Assessment Protocol quantifies gives healthcare workers a more objective risk assessment of getting HIV after a needle stick.

    Known HIV+: acute AIDS illness
    +1
    Known HIV+: asymptomatic HIV
    +10
    Unknown HIV status: high-risk situation
    +100
    Unknown HIV status: low-risk situation
    +1000
    Fresh blood
    +1
    Other high-risk fluids (e.g., semen)
    +10
    Dried old blood
    +100
    Low-risk secretions (e.g., tears, urine, saliva)
    +1000
    Intravenous
    +1
    Deep intramuscular
    +10
    Deep transcutaneous with visible bleeding
    +100
    Superficial transcutaneous without bleeding
    +200
    Mucosal contact only
    +500
    Intact skin
    +1000
    Massive (e.g., transfusion)
    +100
    Measurable (>1 mL)
    +10
    Moderate (large-bore, hollow needle >22 g)
    +5
    Small (small-bore, hollow needle <22 g)
    +3
    Trace surface only (e.g., suture needle)
    +1

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    Dr. Les Vertesi

    About the Creator

    Les Vertesi, MD, is the executive director of British Columbia's Health Services Purchasing Organization and a part-time emergency room physician. He is on the faculty of Simon Fraser University's Institute for Health Research and Education and is associate director of Health Research with the Fraser Health Authority of British Columbia. Dr. Vertesi published a book in 2003: Broken Promises: The Trouble with Canadian Medicare...and How to Fix it.

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