Possible Hepatitis C exposure please help

[Tehler220]

I am a nurse and this past shift I was caring for a confused patient with known hepatitis C and B infection. I am vaccinated against hep B. I was trying to move his legs back in the bed (his legs have slightly bloody dressing on them) I was wearing a mask and gloves . My sleeves were rolled up so the skin of my forearms were exposed. I did not feel anything but when I was leaving his room I look at my forearm and notice a dried red streak on it. It was not bright red dripping blood but it looked like brownish red streak . I washed it off with soap and water and did not report anything because the skin on my forearm is intact. Is there risk of exposure in this situation ? Please help I have a lot of anxiety over this . :(

[R Glass]

I'm assuming " the skin on my forearm is intact" means you had no open wounds HCV can only transmit by blood to blood contact. In other words, you can't get it by getting blood on your skin. The only way to be 100% positive is to get tested but, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. I hope this helps.

[Tehler220]

Hello, thank you, no I did not have any open wounds on my forearm .. thank you for taking the time to reply