Gainesville Needle Stick Hotline

For ALL Human Blood or Body Fluid exposures in the Gainesville area

• call (352) 265-2727 option 2 – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Jacksonville UF employees

• go to the Employee Health Office in Suite 505, Tower 1, 5th and Jefferson from 7 AM to 4:30 PM. After hours go to the ER

If you are on an off-site rotation further than one-hour travel time from UF,

• seek care at the nearest medical facility.

Blood Spills

1. In the event of a blood spill, make every effort to contain the spill to a localized area to prevent spreading.
   When accidents involving human blood occur, assisting the injured person must be the first priority.
2. After the injured individual has received appropriate care, contact UF Facilities Services through the Work Management Center to request cleanup of the blood spill, whether indoors or outdoors.

• For both emergency and non-emergency cleanup requests, contact:
  Phone: (352) 392-1121
  Email: workorder@admin.ufl.edu

For EH&S Consultation, Contact: 

• Biological Safety Officer – Gary Heil (gheil@ehs.ufl.edu)
• EH&S Telephone number: (352) 392-1591