Blood soiled articles refer to which of the following?

• A. Items contaminated with blood
• B. Articles contaminated with coffee
• C. Tools used on clients that have oil
• D. Towels used for makeup

Answer: (A)

The idea here is recognizing items that could spread infection because they’ve touched blood. Blood can carry pathogens, so any article that has come into contact with blood is treated as contaminated and handled with appropriate precautions. In practice, that means disposable items get discarded, while reusable items must be cleaned and then disinfected with an appropriate disinfectant, using proper containment to prevent spread of contamination.

The other options describe contaminants that aren’t blood or aren’t inherently infectious. Coffee isn’t a transmissible hazard, oil on tools isn’t a blood contamination, and towels used for makeup aren’t automatically blood-contaminated.