During the care of a 44-year-old female patient who was ejected from her SUV during a highway-speed rollover, her arterial bleeding results in blood splashing onto your face and eyes. Besides stopping care to immediately flush your face, it is your right to:
A) Request that you and the patient both be tested for communicable diseases
B) Receive workers' compensation for the remainder of your working years
C) Sue the patient
D) Receive postexposure prophylaxis for hepatitis and HIV
Answer: A) Request that you and the patient both be tested for communicable diseases
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