Officer Jaynes wants to reduce her chance of exposure to HIV or other infectious diseases while on duty. Which of the following is recommended as a way to achieve that goal?

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a. Incorrect. Police officers do not have the ability to refuse to handle incident involving persons infected with infectious diseases. Police officers must handle all incidents to which they are called.
b. Incorrect. Police officers do not use a National HIV Database to determine if a person is infected with the virus, this would be a violation of HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).
c. Incorrect. Police officers cannot avoid being the responder who renders first aid to someone who is bleeding. Police officers have a duty to care to those who are sick and injured.
d. Correct. "Universal precautions" are generic precautionary rules that include treating all body fluids as potentially hazardous. Failing to perform certain duties-such as rendering first aid, assisting, or even arresting a person-would be a dereliction of duty as well as discrimination against a class of people.

Officer Jaynes Wants to Reduce Her Chance of Exposure to HIV