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What does occupational exposure of medical staff mean?
Occupational exposure of medical personnel refers to an occupational exposure in which medical personnel are exposed to toxic and harmful substances or pathogens of infectious diseases in the process of diagnosis, treatment and nursing activities, thus damaging health or endangering life.

Occupational exposure refers to exposure to dangerous factors due to professional relations, which may damage health or endanger life. Occupational exposure of medical staff can be divided into infectious occupational exposure, radioactive occupational exposure, chemical occupational exposure (such as disinfectants and certain chemicals) and other occupational exposures.

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Contact personnel should leave their jobs temporarily. Experts will assess the exposure level and decide whether to take drug prevention. If necessary, they should start taking medicine within 24 hours and stick to the whole process. In principle, the sooner the drugs are taken, the better, and the combined treatment (two or three drugs) is adopted.

Strengthen self-protection

1. Pay attention to teamwork: share work pressure with colleagues, support each other and deal with medical risks.

2. Strengthen communication between doctors and patients: Doctors should maintain good communication with patients, understand their real feelings and needs, and reduce misunderstandings and contradictions.

3. Make medical records: record the patient's condition, diagnosis, treatment process and condition changes in detail and truly, so as to provide strong evidence in case of disputes.

4. Prevent the spread of infectious diseases: Doctors should wear protective equipment when contacting patients and medical devices, and strictly implement disinfection and sterilization regulations to avoid cross-infection.

5. Pay attention to your mental health: doctors should learn to adjust their emotions, avoid psychological problems caused by long-term work pressure, and maintain a good mental state.

6. Strengthen professional skills training: constantly improve your medical level and master various medical technologies and first-aid measures to deal with emergencies.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Occupational Exposure.