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Destiny Abernathy
Mrs.DeBock
English IV Honors
18 February 2016
Annotated Bibliography
Essential Question: How is the risk of blood-borne pathogens reduced in tattooing and body
piercings?
Working Thesis: The risk of blood-borne pathogens should be reduced in tattooing and body
piercings.
Refined thesis: The risk of blood-borne pathogens should be prevented and reduced in any body
modification situation.
Annotated Bibliography
"Bloodborne Pathogens for Tattoo Artists and Body Piercers." Eduwhere:. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.
This article Bloodborne Pathogens for Tattoo Artists and Body Piercers pertains to the
requirements of blood-borne pathogen training. This article reviews the minimum compliance
necessary for the FBPS (Federal Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.) The article will support the
reasons for why tattoo artists and body piercers must have blood-borne pathogen training before
obtaining a license.

Gonzales, Louis. Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens: Student Workbook. Dallas, TX: American
Heart Association, 2009. Print
The book Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens: Student Workbook is a course designed
book that explains the necessary requirements for bloodborne pathogens because it is designed to
meet the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) needs. It explains how a

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person needs to protect themselves from the exposure, act when exposed, clean the area and
himself, and report any exposure. This book has specific courses for tattoo design. This book is
useful because it explains how to reduce the risk of blood-borne pathogens which relates to the
thesis.

"Protecting Yourself From Bloodborne Pathogens." Safety:. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.
The article Protecting Yourself From Bloodborne Pathogens shows facts on the
prevention and the spreading of blood-borne pathogens. The article also demonstrates that
attitude is an important part to protect a person from blood-borne pathogens because the right
attitude means that a person treats all human blood and body fluids as infectious. This article
supports the position of the thesis and that people should protect themselves from blood-borne
pathogens.

"Safety and Health Topics | Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention." Safety and
Health Topics | Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention Web. 18 Feb.
2016.
The article Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention explains what bloodborne pathogens are and what can be done to control exposure to them because it is a necessity to
control diseases in the work industry. The article demonstrates necessary steps to follow to
control blood-borne pathogens with a plan for the worksite of employers. This article is being
used because it is a furtherance to the article pertaining to the controlling of blood-borne
pathogens which supports the stated thesis.

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"Tattooing Practices in the Migrant Latino Farmworker Population: Risk for Blood-borne
Disease." HCS Smart Search. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.
The article Tattooing practices in the migrant Latino farmworker population: risk for
blood-borne disease. contemplates on the medical concerns in relation to tattooing in Latin
America. Amateur tattooing in severe because it results in greater risk of exposure to bloodborne diseases, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, syphilis, and others. (Tattooing Practices
in the Migrant Latino Farmworker Population: Risk for Blood-borne Disease 1.) The article
analyzes on the aseptic techniques that professional tattooers use to prevent such diseases. A
main topic discussed is the distinct concern of the spreading of blood-borne infections in migrant
Latino farmworkers due to crowded living situations and slovenly living environments. This
article will aid in the reasons for why blood-borne pathogens should be reduced in tattooing.

Wong, Samson Sai-YIn, and Kwok-Yung Yuen. "Infections Associated with Body
Modification." Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 111.12 (2012): 667-81.
ScienceDirect. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.
The article Infections Associated with Body Modification reports on the complicated
risks involved in body modifications. This article reviews the variety of environmental and
microbial pathogens during body modification procedures. It explains how body modification
procedures (including tattooing and body piercings) that are performed in the parlors of many
different countries are not subject to clean and hygienic conditions. This article is being used
because it encourages the reduction of unhygienic blood-borne pathogens.