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Hi team, I’m very concerned about a situation that happend last week. I was to pick up some stuff (books) from a rental appartment and as I was picking the books up I felt a stick in my index finger. A Needle attached to a syringe fell down to the floor. It bleed a couple of drops of blood. The people were in the flat and they are known drug users.
What is my HIV risk in this situation? Can not get this out of my head.
What is my HIV risk in this situation? Can not get this out of my head.
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There's nothing to be concerned about. The risk from intravenous needles only occurs when the needle is DELIBERATELY inserted directly into your vein, and you push the plunger down. That did not happen, so you aren't at risk for HIV.
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Thanks for your answer! Just to clarify, even if my finger bled from the Needle stick and the Needle was fresh, still no hiv concern? I guess it is not possible to accendently push the plunger during my Needle stick?
You won't get HIV through your finger.
HIV needs to enter the bloodstream in order to infect. You would need to do it deliberately, into a vein such as the prominent ones on your arm.
HIV needs to enter the bloodstream in order to infect. You would need to do it deliberately, into a vein such as the prominent ones on your arm.
Thanks a lot for your precise and clarifying answers. I’ll forget about this!
Sorry Curfew, last question. So why can’t you Get HIV through your finger? Have read from CDC that a Needle stick is a smal risk (like 1 in 300). To your knowledge has there been any case of transmission from accidental injection or Needle stick injury outside healtcare setting similar to the one i had?
The methods of HIV transmission are well-known and well-documented. I told you why a prick on your finger was insufficient to allow HIV access to the bloodstream.
If you can't stop worrying about this, you should see a counselor. We cannot keep providing continual reassurances, nor do we provide anxiety support.
If you can't stop worrying about this, you should see a counselor. We cannot keep providing continual reassurances, nor do we provide anxiety support.
Your questions are endless, but the answer can't change. It is a scary situation when you get stuck with a needle, however it is zero risk so it is time for you to move on.
Hi, despite your solid and accurate snswers, I’m struggling to let this go and move on and I think i’ll take a test. Could you please advice when it is appropriate to test? 28 days?
There is no such thing as an appropriate test, or testing time, for a no-risk event. We do not provide anxiety support.
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