Needlestick and work-related injuries with a risk of blood infection
On this page you can find information on what to do if you suffer a needlestick or a work-related injury with a risk of blood infection.
A needlestick injury occurs when you accidentally puncture your skin with something sharp, like a needle. This can be risky if it involves blood or other bodily fluids that could transmit diseases. A work-related injury with a risk of bloodborne infection can happen, for instance, when blood from a patient contacts your broken skin, or if it splashes into your eyes or onto mucous membranes, such as during blood sampling or injections.
In case of an injury
Please note that a different flowchart should be used when Student Wellbeing Centre is closed.
When Student Wellbeing Centre is closed
Study placement abroad
The risk assessment of the index patient is carried out by a doctor at the location of the placement. Samples are taken from the patient and if possible, antibody tests should be done on the student at the placement location (hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV).
If you are in a low-income country, contact Falck Global Assistance for advice and direction to appropriate care facilities. If prophylactic treatment is indicated it should be initiated after no more than 36 hours. In case of insufficient immunity against Hepatitis B, a Hepatitis B vaccination should also be administered.
Falck Global Assistance
Phone: +46 (0)8 587 717 17
Email: fga@se.falck.com
- Report your injury in the KI incident reporting system
- Contact Student Wellbeing Centre for follow-up when you arrive home.
- Notify KI's personal injury insurance from the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency (Kammarkollegiet)
- Contact the programme coordinator
- Contact Student Wellbeing Centre for follow-up when you arrive home.
- Notify your university’s insurance company of your injury