A client accidentally cuts a finger during a manicure. What is the correct immediate procedure?
a.Stop service, put on gloves, control bleeding with clean gauze, clean and disinfect the contaminated area, discard single-use items, and disinfect any reusable implements that contacted blood
b.Apply alcohol to the implement and reuse it on the same client immediately
c.Continue the service so the client is not inconvenienced
d.Send the client home without further action
Explanation
Per Cal/OSHA §5193 exposure-control procedure and BBC infection-control rules, the licensee must don gloves, control bleeding, clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces, discard contaminated single-use items into biohazard waste, and disinfect any reusable implements before reuse.
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