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Blood contamination from nurse during injection

Hello all.  I am scared out of my mind.  My daughter is almost 3.  We were in the ER four days ago after she had an animal bite.  It was decided that we would give her the rabies vaccination just to be safe.  I watched the nurse go from patient to patient giving injections without gloves.  She pulled up my daughters vaccine (including reconstitution and mixing) and handled the syringe/needle without gloves.  She gave my daughter the injection in her leg.  She directly handed me the discharge paperwork and I saw blood on her thumb.  It definitely wasn't from my daughter because I watched the entire injection.  I should have stopped her but felt that she was a professional and knew what she was doing.  I have filed a report with the hospital and they would not give my daughter PEP.  They said just heck her bloodwork now and in six months.  I am going to go crazy in the meantime.  They told me the chance of infection with HIV and hep c from this incident is low to almost zero.  Please help me.  I am assuming they believe that the blood would not be infectious if transferred from the nurses hand to inside the injection.  
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Hi there,

It's not possible to transfer HIV via hands, as the virus becomes inactive when exposed to air.  It's also not possible for blood to go from the nurse's hands to the injected material because of the way the equipment (syringe and vials) is made.  Please rest easy -- there's no way your daughter could have been exposed to HIV, and giving her PEP is unnecessary.  PEP can also have a lot of very unpleasant side effects, so it's generally given only in cases of known exposure.

If you're still concerned, there's no need to wait 6 months to test again -- you can do it when you return for your daughter's last vaccine shot. Hope this helps, and hope your daughter's recovering from that bite!
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