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needle stick risks from HIV positive patient

While taking care of a patient in the hospital, I was drawing blood using a butterfly needle (a very small needle connected to a flexible catheter). After discarding the needle in the sharps container and walking back to the patients bedside, I...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

The odds of HIV infection from the kind of experience you describe are extremely low. For your own peace of mind, I encourage you to see your own health care provider right away for baseline tests. If you do not have documentation of your present... Read more »

HIV, Hep-C positive hubbie, my first needle stick, PEP?

Together/married 15 years, while helping my undetectable load HIV positive, Hep-C (low viral load) husband clean up his morning infusion of clotting factor supplies (he: hemophilia) I pricked my finger with his butterfly. Since the needle was fresh...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello, Akcol.Your HIV-acquisition risk is low but not nonexistent. That your husband's HIV plasma viral load is undetectable significantly decreases the likelihood of viral transmission. However, I would still recommend PEP in this situation.... Read more »

Needle Stick

Dear Dr.Frascino, I am a paramedic who was stuck with a needle on the index finger the other day. What are the chances of seroconversion and after how many weeks will antibodies show up on the elisa if I was infected? How long did it take for you to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Paramedic, Needle sticks in health care professionals are extremely common. Your overall risk is 0.03%. That's a 1 in 300-400 chance. In other words, the risk is quite small. Do you know the source patients HIV status? If you know the... Read more »

i use my finger press my bleed pinhole, if this can infected hiv?

Dear expert.I went to the hospital for blood and when it's completed, the blood still flow out from the pinhole, I use my finger press the bleed pinhole,before this my fingers had contact with the hospital's lab test paper, door handles...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi,You cannot get HIV from your experience. There has to be a direct exchange of body fluid for HIV transmission to occur. This scenario that you have described did not allow that to happen. You are safe and fine.Be well and stay safe, Shannon... Read more »

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My specialist's horror story - HIV Needle stick

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I went to see a specialist last night in Melbourne, to check up on the other health issues of mine - due to HIV anxiaty.

He is extremely known doctor, and excelletn specialist and operator, not HIV specialist though.

Anyway, I told him from the... Read more »

Fingering and hiv testing

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Went to club and ended -up fingering one of the ladies, noticed that i had two torn cuticles and small piece if skin peeled back but otherwise no bleeding. Also massaged her nipple with hands and then kissed her chest. May have got some of vaginal... Read more »

Finger + Semen + HIV+Positive + Symptoms

Posted by Helpmeoutplz, 1 Reply

About 3 weeks ago I engaged in what I believed to be safe sex.

Before this encounter I was tested negative. I'm a guy, and met another guy and we did some things. He fingered me a while, and was really rough back there(anus). He also dipped his... Read more »

needle stick pep meds

Posted by justagirl72, 1 Reply

Hi, I'm a new nurse (1yr)..on March 17th (not so lucky) I was stuck on my left index finger by an insulin needle while injecting a known HIV+ /HCV drug user pt unknown CD4 or load ct. although he seemed very wasted. I avoided using his abdomen... Read more »

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