EBBA-R April 2026.pdf (73 KB)

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​Boulder Valley School District​​ ​File: EBBA-R​ ​Adopted: January 8, 2019​ ​Revised: April __, 2026​ ​Prevention of Disease/Infection Transmission​ ​(Handling Body Fluids and Substances)​

​The body fluids and substances of all persons should be considered to contain​ ​potentially infectious agents. No distinction may be made between body fluids and​ ​substances from individuals with a known disease or infection and those from​ ​asymptomatic or undiagnosed individuals. Body fluids and substances include blood,​ ​semen​, drainage from scrapes and cuts, feces, urine, vomitus, respiratory secretions,​ ​and saliva.​ ​The following infection control practices shall be followed by all School District​ ​personnel in all situations involving potential contact with any body fluids and​ ​substances:​ ​1. Wear gloves when it is likely that hands will be in contact with body fluids or​ ​substances​​(blood, urine, feces, wound drainage, oral secretions, sputum, or​ ​vomitus)​. When possible, wear gloves​​while holding bloody noses and dealing with​ ​cuts that are bleeding heavily​. Gloves should be kept in emergency response kits​ ​and be readily accessible at sites where students seek assistance for bloody noses​ ​or injuries.​ ​a. If gloves are not available, the use of towels or some other clean material as a​ ​barrier may provide some protection.​ ​b. Cuts and sores on your skin should be routinely covered to avoid infection.​ ​c. When possible, have students wash off their own cuts and abrasions. After cuts​ ​are washed with soap and water, they should be covered with Band-Aids or​ ​bandages of the appropriate size. Where possible, students should be taught to​ ​hold their own bloody noses.​ ​2. When possible, pocket face masks should be used for mouth-to-mouth​ ​resuscitation.​ ​3. Wash hands often and well, paying particular attention to areas around and under​ ​fingernails and between fingers.​

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​4. Clean up as soon as possible after any skin contact with any body fluid or​ ​substance.​ ​a. Wash skin with soap and water.​ ​b. Wash contaminated surfaces and non-disposable items with standard​ ​disinfectant.​ ​c. Wash contaminated clothing and linen in detergent with hot water.​ ​d. Contaminated tissues, paper towels and other disposable items should be​ ​placed in plastic bags and immediately discarded in​​an​​external trash container.​ ​Use individual judgment in determining when barriers are needed for unpredictable​ ​situations. It is strongly recommended that barriers be used when contact with body​ ​fluids or substances is anticipated.​ ​A table listing communicable diseases and body substance sources of infection follows.​​¶​ ​It is extremely difficult to be infected with HIV/AIDS. Exposure of blood to intact skin is a​ ​highly unlikely way of being infected with HIV/AIDS. Other body substances (saliva,​ ​tears, urine or feces) have extremely small, if any, levels of virus. HIV is easily​ ​destroyed by common disinfectants.​ ​COVID-19 is mostly spread by respiratory droplets released when people talk, cough, or​ ​sneeze. It is thought that the virus may spread to hands from a contaminated surface​ ​and then to the nose or mouth, causing infection.​ ​Personal prevention practices, such as handwashing, staying home when sick, and​ ​environmental cleaning and disinfection are encouraged to reduce the spread of​ ​COVID-19​​and other illnesses​.​ ​5. HIV is easily destroyed by common disinfectants.​ ​A table listing communicable diseases and body substance sources of infection follows.​

​TRANSMISSION CONCERNS-BODY SUBSTANCE SOURCES OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS​

​Body Substance Source​

​Organism of​​C​c​oncern​

​Transmission​

​Blood​ ​- cuts/abrasions​ ​- nose bleeds​

​Hepatitis B virus​ ​HIV/AIDS​ ​Cytomegalovirus​

​Bloodstream inoculation​ ​through cuts and abrasions​ ​on hands​

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​- menses​ ​- contaminated needle​ ​Feces​ ​- incontinence​

​Respiratory secretions​ ​- saliva​ ​- nasal discharge​

​Direct blood stream​ i​noculation​ ​Hepatitis A virus​ ​Salmonella bacteria​ ​Shigella bacteria​ ​C. difficile​

​Oral inoculation from​ ​contaminated hands​

​Common cold virus​ ​Influenza virus​ ​Epstein-Barr virus​

​Oral inoculation from​ ​contaminated hands​

​Influenza virus​ ​Measles​

​Vomitus​

​Gastrointestinal viruses​ ​(e.g., Norwalk virus)​

​Oral inoculation from​ ​contaminated hands​

​Urine​

​Cytomegalovirus​

​Bloodstream inoculation​ ​through cuts and abrasions​ ​on hands​

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