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The Body Fluid Exposure (BFE) Module in Medgate’s Occupational Health Software Suite provides organisations with a comprehensive and robust tool to track, record, and manage all staff exposures to splashes / sharps / needlesticks.
Key Benefits of the Body Fluid Exposure Module:
This module enables occupational health departments to:
- Integrate with the Clinic Visit, Case Management and Incident Management modules for effective communication and seamless data sharing between departments/functions for occupational body fluid exposures
- Demonstrate appropriate due diligence by tracking exposure protocols followed for each exposure / conversion
- Configure your BFE data capture form to company specific workflows and processes based on the type of exposure (sharp/needlestick, splash or aerosol transmissible diseases (ATDs))
- Record clinical testing and immunisations administered to the source and the exposed employee
How does the Body Fluid Exposure Module Work?
The features of this module fall into three groups:
Tracking and Managing Body Fluid Exposures
- Capture details on how the body fluid exposure occurred and share this data with the case manager/incident investigator as appropriate; details include date, location, description, and cause of the incident
- Record the element the body fluid was exposed to from a company-tailored list of potential exposures; volume and severity of the exposure are also captured
- Assess and note the risk level of the exposure
- Track information specific to the type of exposure – for example, in the event of a syringe exposure, you might track whether it was safety engineered, whether the safety mechanism was activated, whether it was contaminated, etc.
- Ensure that the source individual (if known) is tracked on the record
- Record whether the exposed employee converted (contracted the disease/illness and/or tested positive for the disease i.e. tuberculosis)
- Document any exposure protocols followed and immunisations administered:
- Link the appropriate protocol to the exposure record including start and end dates
- Track immunisation and clinical testing for the exposed person (via direct links to the Clinical Testing and Immunisation Modules); if immunisation tests are selected, automatic workflow will ensure that employees are recalled for subsequent doses
- Track any testing administered to the source
- Reference any medications, allergies, and contraindications for the exposed employee
- Create and track any corrective actions associated with the BFE (see the Findings & Actions Module)
- Access, create, and/or attach any questionnaires, notes and documents associated with the BFE
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Body Fluid Exposure Reports
- Report on any data captured in this module using Medgate’s flexible Report Writer tool
- Analyse exposure counts by department/geographic location, risk level, part of body, or other BFE dimensions using the powerful Metrics tool
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Integration Points
The Body Fluid Exposure Module integrates with the following modules in the Medgate System:
Occupational Health Software Suite:
Safety Software Suite:
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