Reused gloves?

[Kris888]

I really apologize if this is an annoying question. I have a two month old baby who I breastfeed though, so I am very worried about anything that may harm her.

I had a blood draw yesterday. I took the cotton and tape off about an hour afterwards, and was alarmed to see blood on my skin above the puncture wound (maybe half an inch above). I don't see how I could have possibly bled upwards (and there was no trail from the wound to the blood above or anything), so it makes me concerned that the tech may have reused gloves from the prior patient and left his/her blood on me. If the tech directly touched my puncture wound with contaminated blood on his gloves, could this have transmitted HIV? Is there possibly a chance this is just my own blood? Like I said, I have never seen anything like this after a blood draw, so I was alarmed and assumed it could not be my own blood, given the location of the blood on my arm...sorry if I sound really alarmist and thank you so much for your help.

[Teak]

Not an HIV concern.

HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.

HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug users
Mother to child

[Kris888]

Thank you. I must admit, I am confused why needle sticks in a medical setting may transmit HIV (I know it's rare) if HIV is not infectious outside its host. Is it only transmitted if HIV+ blood goes immediately/instantaneously from the host deep into the blood of another person? How quickly does HIV lose its ability to infect outside of the host? Thanks again!