Chapter 27: Transmission of Pathogens - American CPR Care Association
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chapter 27 : Transmission Of Pathogens

Bloodborne Pathogens (BBPs) can be transmitted if infected blood or OPIM enter your body
through the following routes of transmission:

  • Parenteral exposure – a break in the skin (skin penetrating injury), such as: stick
    with a needle or other sharp object, illegal drug use, cut from broken glass, human
    bites, and abrasions
  • Through a mucous membrane in the eye, nose, or mouth
  • Sexual contact

CDC estimates that workers in the health care industry and related occupations (anyone
whose job involves contact with blood or OPIM) are at the highest risk of occupational
exposure to BBPs.

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