Worried about a blood draw. HIV Hep C risk?

[Answersplease1]

I had my blood drawn at the hospital and the nurse had to stick me twice. They opened their materials and put their gloves on last and didn't get blood the first time. Before they drew blood the second time, the nurse put his hand into the sharps container which has a little bin to drop things in before it drops into the rest of the container. My concern is that there is a possibility for blood to be on the inside of the bin where he put his gloved fingers in and he did not change gloves before he re-stuck my arm. Is there a risk of any blood borne illnesses from this incidence?

[RubyWitch]

You were NEVER at risk from this procedure.

A sharps (needle) container is designed in such a way that only a syringe can possibly fit through the opening into the actual container. There is no way a human hand can fit inside that opening and there is no way the nurse/tech would get blood on their hand.

If you ever have questions about your safety or the procedures being performed on you............ASK! Nurses and lab techs will be more than happy to address your concerns and explain the precautions in place to keep EVERYONE safe.

People who work in the health care profession are at THE highest risk for contracting blood borne illnesses and are highly trained to guard YOUR safety as well as THEIRS.

[Answersplease1]

Let me clarify. I am a nurse who works at said hospital and I was in employee health. The sharp boxes there have a two inch pocket to put sharps in (and they usually have blood on them) before flapping the lever so that it falls into the rest of the sharps container. And the nurse put the whole front half of their hand in that part of the sharps container. That's why I'm anxious. Everything you throw in the sharps sits in that pocket before its turned over and falls into the main container.

[Answersplease1]

He did that while wearing gloves, did not change gloves and then stuck me for a second attempt at a blood draw. I'm wondering if I'm at risk for anything.

[AnxiousNoMore]

HIV is inactivated in air otherwise there would be a lot of infected people who had a cut and got sprayed by Hiv blood in every sport when they collide.