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blood drawing
Hello, heres my situation:
I went to get my a blood draw from a private clinic tahat also specializes in STD´s, etc... While I was waiting a nurse cam out of a room sat down with some papers and then clled my name to the saem room. She wasn´t wearing gloves no r did she put any on. She sat me down and put the elastic band around my arm, then some cotton on me with disinfectant I think it was and then tapped on the vein before extraced the blood and pkaced more cotton on the wound. All around me I saw test tubes with blood in them taht she was manioulating prior to me.
My worry is had she some type of infected blood bits or whatever that got mixed with the disinfectant or cotton or whatever because of no gloves, ant then went into contact with my open needle wound. I dont know if I should go complain about this. Is there the slightest chance ti get ingfected with HIV or hepatitis or anything else? Please, ehat are the thought of experts here to help me assess this?
Thank you
I went to get my a blood draw from a private clinic tahat also specializes in STD´s, etc... While I was waiting a nurse cam out of a room sat down with some papers and then clled my name to the saem room. She wasn´t wearing gloves no r did she put any on. She sat me down and put the elastic band around my arm, then some cotton on me with disinfectant I think it was and then tapped on the vein before extraced the blood and pkaced more cotton on the wound. All around me I saw test tubes with blood in them taht she was manioulating prior to me.
My worry is had she some type of infected blood bits or whatever that got mixed with the disinfectant or cotton or whatever because of no gloves, ant then went into contact with my open needle wound. I dont know if I should go complain about this. Is there the slightest chance ti get ingfected with HIV or hepatitis or anything else? Please, ehat are the thought of experts here to help me assess this?
Thank you
Your MINISCULE pinprick from the needle does not qualify as an "open wound." If she took a syringe full of HIV infected blood and injected it into your vein, that would be a different story. It is up to the nurse if she chooses to wear gloves. If she does not, she is placing HERSELF in danger. Wearing gloves is to protect the healthcare worker from the patient, as I have already stated. And as healthadvisory said, that was stupid on HER part. That posed no risk whatsoever to you, only to her. You had NO risk, I assure you. If you continue to post anxiety-driven questions like this, you're going to get a warning issued to you. I am very sorry you seem to be so worried, but we can only reassure you so much that you are fine and had no risk. This is a risk assessment forum, and your "risk" has been assessed as ZERO.
not wearing gloves is stupid on her part, you are not gonna get HIV from this. Dont let anxiety get the best of you.
Re-read Lizzie and avonelle posts. keep reading them because they arent gonna change.
Re-read Lizzie and avonelle posts. keep reading them because they arent gonna change.
Like you said, everyone is properly trained but then look, you are very surprised about her not wearing gloves. At that point I just sat there, only later I realised. Now, the only concern is if ther infected blood from many test tubes etc DID come into contact with my open wound-because she didint wash, I never saw it. It´s a realistic concern, that is why I am here.
Listen to what they are telling you- no risk. I am in the healthcare field and I assure you, NO ONE is going to reuse anything on you and everyone is trained in proper procedure for drawing blood. There is no way HIV could have been transmitted in this manner you have described. HIV cannot be transmitted outside of its host, period.
On another note, I am appalled the woman taking your blood did not wear gloves. The gloves are for HER safety- not yours. The gloves protect her from coming into contact with the patient's blood. I would most certainly call and complain that the clinic's healthcare workers are not following aseptic technique. Clean gloves should always be worn when doing any invasive procedure.
On another note, I am appalled the woman taking your blood did not wear gloves. The gloves are for HER safety- not yours. The gloves protect her from coming into contact with the patient's blood. I would most certainly call and complain that the clinic's healthcare workers are not following aseptic technique. Clean gloves should always be worn when doing any invasive procedure.
there was no infected blood
lab techs are trained and use sterile products
hiv is not transmitted outside its host
i could go on and on...but the bottom line is YOU HAD NO RISK ! ! ! ! !
lab techs are trained and use sterile products
hiv is not transmitted outside its host
i could go on and on...but the bottom line is YOU HAD NO RISK ! ! ! ! !
we both did answer u hiv can't regenerate outside its host no way no how so rest assured
but how is blood contag into an open needle wound inanimate? I just want to know ahy its irrational, if there was infected blood into the wound?? please
very irrational thinking.
hiv is not transmitted from environmental surfaces or inanimate objects
hiv is not transmitted from environmental surfaces or inanimate objects
yes, but the blood could have come into contact with the needle wound, straight inside right??
Anybody, experts please
Anybody, experts please
no risk at all and lets say she had blood in her hands thats an if although its never possible blood can't travel through ur skin so u have zero risk
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