Physical Education

Unit - 10

10.2.4.Exposure to Infectious Agents
Intact Skin

• Remove contaminated clothing.
• Vigorously wash contaminated skin for 1 minute with soap and water.

Broken, cut or damaged skin or puncture wound

• Remove contaminated clothing.
• Vigorously wash contaminated skin for 5 minutes with soap and water.
• Seek medical attention

Eye

• Immediately flush eyes for at least 15 minutes with water, preferably using an eyewash. If no eyewash is available, pour water on the eye(s) for 15 minutes, rinsing from the nose outward to avoid contamination of the unaffected eye.
• Hold eyelids away from your eyeball and rotate your eyes so that all surfaces may be washed thoroughly.
• Seek medical attention

Ingestion or Inhalation

• Seek medical attention
• Do not induce vomiting unless advised to do so by a health care provider.