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First aid question: freaking out!
Hi! So I just helped someone who was gushing blood out of her finger, while wearing plastic gloves. When taking the gloves off, I noticed there was a small drop of blood on the underside of my middle finger on my hand. There wasn't any opened cuts on the underside of my hand, but I have a paper cut on the top of my hand on my ring finger. After 5 mins of finishing helping her, I used purell and washed my hands. I don't know her status. Is there any risk for infection? Should I be worried? Thanks!
HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.
You did not have an exposure.
You did not have an exposure.
What if there was some blood that got on a sleeve and that got on me, or I wiped my Nose with my sleeve a few mins after it got on it? Should I worry?
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