Needlestick Injury Case 2

A healthcare assistant receives a splash of blood to the eye while assisting in the irrigation of a wound in the emergency department during a night shift. He wears contact lenses.

What are the most appropriate next steps?

Irrigation is not necessary as contact lenses offer protection, but they should be removed as soon as possible
He should not delay seeing a doctor for a risk assessment and should book in to be seen before doing anything else
The eye should be liberally irrigated with water, both before and after the removal of contact lenses
The eye should be liberally irrigated with a topical antiseptic solution, before and after removal of contact lenses
There is no need to irrigate, and contact lenses should be left in as touching them may increase risk of exposure

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