Blood Exposure

There are many rules and regulations surrounding situations in which people could potentially face exposure to someone else’s blood. Unfortunately, this can be completely unintentional, as people can have scrapes or injuries that are bleeding without really knowing it, and they also may not realize the dangers that this entails.

Blood can carry a huge number of diseases and bacteria. Very serious viruses, like AIDS or STDs, can be transmitted through blood contact. Clearly, this kind of virus or disease would have life-altering consequences, and many people would be unaware of their exposure to such things through blood.

There are some workplaces where a person can expect to encounter blood on a daily basis. Working in a hospital, for example, or for a blood bank, one would naturally expect to have to be cautious about not coming into contact with other people’s blood.

The more dangerous situations occur when people have to deal with blood when it is unexpected. A fellow worker being injured and bleeding is a key example of this, as this would lead to exposure to blood that could contain harmful materials. The other workers would probably be unprepared for how to deal with a biohazard such as this, which can be extremely dangerous.

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If you have been injured or infected due to exposure to another person’s blood while at the workplace, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation. For more information, contact the Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.