Is this a risk for Hepatitis C?

[Nate1992]

Okay, I know I have posted before about some irrational fears and now that I look back on them, they are pretty dumb. Anyways, now knowing the standard for blood to blood contact, I may have had a risk factor. Here's the story.

So my girlfriend and I were driving down the highway and we were rear ended by some jackass who wasn't paying attention to the road and doing well over 90 mph, and as he hit us from behind we rolled the car three or four times and eventually stopped. Thank God we are alive. Anyways, as my girlfriend and I checked on each other for injuries, we both appeared to be fine. We continuously checked regardless with our hands. The other driver had a blood nose and busted lip and had a fair amount of blood on him. He checked my gf's hand due to it bleeding and there was some blood on our car. Not sure if the blood came from him or my gf. Anyways, she had a small wound on her hand that bled pretty good. My gf said he didn't touch her skin or wound or anything, which makes me feel better. My situation is that eventually I noticed a small cut on the side of my face that was bleeding pretty good. My fear is that what if I accidentally came into contact with his blood and then kept repetitively touching my wound and got his blood into my cut. What are the chances of contracting hep C? My concern is that this individual was on probation and maybe served some time due to drug charges such as possession/distribution of a controlled substance. Unsure of the substance he was charged with. My concern is that if he ever injected drugs, then there is a chance he could have used a dirty needle or something. I brought this all up to the EMT staff and the doctor that took care of me and they both said that it looked like it was just all my blood and it doesn't seem to be something to be concerned about, but my fear is accidentally touching his blood and rubbing it into my cut. What are the chances of contracting hep c this way if the individual was HCV positive? Thank you in advance for the replies. *On the other note, this accident occurred on Feb. 2, 2014, so I will be getting tested around May 7 or so.

[asle]

What's the point of worrying until you get something to worry about?
Worrying only makes you sick. THEN you've got something to worry about. I'm not being dismissive, but you haven't got anything yet.
You're being tested. You then get results.
Then you chose how to act.

[Livelife777]

Def get tested but if it were me I would not worry about it.     You don't even know if this guy has hep c.    The virus is not as easy to contract as we think.  Should it come up positive the treatment is so easy to take and you can be cured of it.    Also you would have such a small amount of virus that meds would knock it out.     I would take the test just to give you peace of mind.     Good Luck.      Kim

[Nate1992]

Thank you for your reply. I've read a lot of contradicting statements saying that you should wait 3-6 months, but yet my Dr. told me that the tests are usually accurate at 4-6 weeks and if it is a negative result, then no further testing is needed. Is that true?

[dontworry_behappy1]

"On the other note, this accident occurred on Feb. 2, 2014, so I will be getting tested around May 7 or so".
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You've been in an accident where blood is involved.  Your getting tested soon and it will confirm if you were exposed or not.

Good Luck To You