Since substantial exposures to others' blood or body fluids in occupational and non-occupational settings can be somewhat an emergency (i.e. some treatments should be started within 4 hours), we recommend that concerned persons in King County call us rather than rely on the web sites below:
Dr. Bob Wood, Director, HIV/AIDS Control Program
(206) 296-4649.
After hours: please call (206) 726-2619 to be directed to the after hours provider.
The National HIV Telephone Consultation Service (Warmline)
Offers physicians and other health care providers up-to-the-minute HIV clinical information, and individualized expert case consultation across the broad range of clinical HIV/AIDS problems. Phone: 1-800-933-3413 Hours: 6am-5pm (PST), M-F
The National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline)
Offers treating clinicians up-to-the-minute advice on managing occupational exposures (i. e., needlesticks, splashes, etc.) to HIV, hepatitis and other blood-borne pathogens. Phone: 1-888-448-4911 Hours: 24 hours / 7 days a week.
APPENDIX A. Practice Recommendations for Health-Care Facilities Implementing the U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for Management of Occupational Exposures to Bloodborne Pathogens
APPENDIX B. Management of Occupational Blood Exposures
APPENDIX C. Basic and Expanded HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis Regimens
