Disinfection & SafetyQuestion 26 of 100
While you are trimming a hangnail, the nipper nicks the client's skin and it starts to bleed. What is the correct thing to do?
a.Press the shop's styptic pencil directly on the cut and keep working.
b.Stop the service immediately, put on gloves, clean the injury, apply an antiseptic, and cover it with a bandage or a finger guard before deciding whether to continue.
c.Finish the nail first so the polish is not ruined, then clean the cut.
d.Rinse the finger at the sink and keep going bare-handed because it is only a drop of blood.
Explanation
Option B is the required sequence: stop, glove up, clean, antiseptic, cover, and only then decide about continuing. A shared styptic pencil or alum block touches one client's blood and then the next client's, which is prohibited; use a powder or liquid styptic applied with a disposable applicator, so A is wrong. Continuing to work (C) or handling blood bare-handed (D) exposes both of you to bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B.
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