First Aid and HIV

[yanksfan102]

Hello Everyone,

The other day, I was giving first aid to a person who was bleeding from her finger. I was wearing gloves while doing it. At one point, pushed up my sleeve with the gloved hand (and then about 1 to 2 minutes later, I wiped my nose with the sleeve). Also, after I took the glove off, I noticed that there was a slight bit of blood on the palm of my hand, and a small paper cut on my ring finger (but I do not know if the glove was broken), but no blood by the cut, and it was a dry cut. About 5 minutes after I finished giving first aid, I used Purell on my hands. I do not know if the person has HIV. Does this pose any risk, or am I just over analyzing and superfluously worrying?

Thanks!

[Teak]

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[at_ss]

am I just over analyzing and superfluously worrying?
-Yes.

Not a Hiv concern.