List the eight Universal Precautions provided in the text

(1) Wear gloves whenever contact with blood, body secretions, or broken skin may occur—do not reuse gloves. (2) Wear protective eyewear and a mask during any procedures that may expose you to splattering blood or other body fluids. (3) Wear disposable gowns if blood or body fluids may splatter. (4) Thoroughly wash your hands and other skin surfaces immediately following contamination. (5) Avoid giving direct mouth-to-mouth resuscitation; instead, use the mouth-to-mask method, resuscitator bags, and other available equipment; keep an airway nearby when working in a health care environment. (6) Avoid direct patient contact if you have open wounds or other skin conditions. (7) Wash your hands after each patient contact and after removing gloves. (8) Carefully and properly dispose of all sharp objects in appropriate puncture-resistant containers. Do not recap, bend, break, or manually remove needles! If stuck by a used needle, clean the area with betadine? fill out the necessary forms to notify supervisors of the needle stick, and get a blood test for hepatitis and AIDS.

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