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Hbv Or Hiv Transmission During Cpr
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Ask the Experts
CPR/First Aid restrictions in schoolI am HIV+ for 10+ years (thankfully very healthy!).I work in the office of an elementary school and serve as a backup to our clinic coordinator. We are required to be certified in CPR and first aid. I recently went through this training and asked...
Response from Nancy Breuer
WorkPositive, Inc.
Congratulations on your good health and your great attitude. You are clearly an asset to the school. Now as to the CPR instructor, there's a bit more education needed there. In the entire case history of HIV/AIDS in the US, there is only one...
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Risks of giving First Aid and CPRhello dr. recently a friend(unknown if hiv positive) fell and cut a severe gash above his eye. I... Read more »Scared Sick because I preformed CPR on a full blown Aids VictimHello, I have been scared out of my wits since July. I came upon an accident and preformed cpr on a... Read more »
Articles
Treatment of Chronic HBV in HIV-Coinfected PatientsHepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV share similar routes of transmission. As a consequence, up to 80 percent of HIV-infected patients have serological markers of present or past HBV infection. The prevalence of HIV-infected persons carrying hepatitis B... Read more »
Preventing Occupational HIV Transmission to Healthcare PersonnelAs of December 2004, occupational exposure to HIV has resulted in 57 documented cases of HIV seroconversion among healthcare personnel (HCP) in the United States. To prevent transmission of HIV to healthcare personnel in the workplace, the Centers... Read more »
HIV Transmission Through Transfusion -- Missouri and Colorado, 2008Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through transfusion of contaminated blood components was documented in the United States in 1982. 1 Since then, the risk for transfusion-transmitted HIV infection has been almost eliminated by the... Read more »
HIV TransmissionHow is HIV passed from one person to another? Which body fluids transmit HIV? How well does HIV survive outside the body? Can I get HIV from anal sex? Can I get HIV from vaginal sex? Can I get HIV from oral sex? How can I prevent HIV... Read more »
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CPR Concerns
Posted by Anonymous
Today I went to do CPR training with the American Red Cross as a requirement to renew my teaching credential.I was concerned to see that in the opening section of their training manual, they state that people who are HIV + should request a separate... Read more » latest dna cpr test measure down to ten copies.
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
i received info from a company that the dna measures down to ten copies and can be positive six days after exposure anyone else know about this?Read more » Exposure from performing CPR?
Posted by Earlymorning, 1 Reply
A few nights ago I was out with a friend and we were walking down the street when we noticed a couple of people standing in the middle of the road a bit down the way. When we got closer we realized there was another person lying on the road....
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Co-infection HIV-HBV chronic
Posted by MPL1160
I am looking to connect with other coinfected with HBV chronic and share experience and info. I am in the NY metropolitan area but not necessarily looking for people in the same area. Anyone interested can either thread or email me direct at...
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