Thanks Teak you are the one that is Respected.
I love my job of working with children with mental health and making a difference in their life but this incident has made me a little phobic about blood and i sometimes question if it is something i should continue with. I need to get over this, is there anything you would recommend for future safety, i now carry gloves in my pocket as the paramedics said i should of worn gloves in the first place, but as you can imagine you dont expect this happening in a gym environment.
So it is ok to come into contact with blood as long as the skin is not damaged?
Thanks last question.
You were safe in helping the girl and respected for doing so. NO RISK.
Thanks Teak,
One last question if i may,
I work in a gym and i regularly come in to contact with people bleeding by scratching themselves on machines. If some one cuts themselves on a wire from a cable machine then i touch the wire to check it, as long as i dont puncture the skin would you agree there is no risk. My worries started 2 months ago when a young girl i was training self harmed - (i work with vulnerable children) cut her wrists using a small razor and i had to deal with her without gloves and now blood may me feel a little uneasy. Is it safe to touch dry blood or get blood on you as long as there is no broken skin.
Thanks again Teak.
No risk from sitting on a drawing pen.