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Needle Stick incident
Hi,
I m from India. Recently I had been to movie theater, where some thing sharp is stick into my back (I don't know if it's a needle or what). After 2 weeks of the incident I got joint pain which last for 1 week along with headace and body rashes for 3 days.
One more think I would like to say, that I m not stressed in this whole period as I haven't think of HIV till I come across some forum which says the symptoms can be seen in 2-4 weeks time after exposure.
My question is,
Whaether is it possible to acquire HIv in this manner due to accedential needle stick.
I m really scared now and want answer to my question as soon as possible.
I m from India. Recently I had been to movie theater, where some thing sharp is stick into my back (I don't know if it's a needle or what). After 2 weeks of the incident I got joint pain which last for 1 week along with headace and body rashes for 3 days.
One more think I would like to say, that I m not stressed in this whole period as I haven't think of HIV till I come across some forum which says the symptoms can be seen in 2-4 weeks time after exposure.
My question is,
Whaether is it possible to acquire HIv in this manner due to accedential needle stick.
I m really scared now and want answer to my question as soon as possible.
I work in the health care setting, and have even had my own needlepoke! The biggest concern of mine was hepatitis C, at best, and that came back negative of course. The chances of you having acquired HIV from a needle that some someone planted in an empty movie theatre, knowing you were to sit in that seat. is absolutely absurdly low. Have you been evaluated for OCD and paranoia lately? Your symptoms are common with nearly EVERY DISEASE ever. End of discussion. Saying you have HIV based of those symptoms would be like saying I have meningitis just because I have a fever. There is a complete lack of evidence. Considering the rarity of HIV I can only suggest one of two things: see your health care provider and discuss your concerns, and also ask to be evaluated for obsessive compulsive disorder and paranoia, or get off the internet and stop reading common symptoms and self diagnosing like a hypochondriac. There is nothing we can do for you here. The HIV virus does not survive well outside the body. Considering the volume of fluid that would be present on your hypothetical 'needle', the risk of you acquring HIV in such a manner is ZERO. Again, I'll repeat, ZERO.
Time for this thread to end...there is nothing more we can offer you...we''ve explained it all ad nauseum. Time to seek the help of a professional.
Hi Janvar,
why are you so convined it was a needle? It could have been anything that poked you, but you chose to firmly believe in the fact that it was a needle.
Even if it was a needle, i'd take Teak's advice and not worry about it.
why are you so convined it was a needle? It could have been anything that poked you, but you chose to firmly believe in the fact that it was a needle.
Even if it was a needle, i'd take Teak's advice and not worry about it.
But what if the needle is not attched with syringe. Does this makes any difference to what you are saying. The theater to which I was visited was almost empty and I was setting alone. That means if some one wants to priech or poke needle he/she must have kept that into the seat 2-3 minutes before I occupied the seat. (It's not possible to poke needle by setting behind me while watching movie as I all seats adjusting to me are empty).
So considering the possibility needle was there 2 or 3 minutes before I occupied the seat and it doesn't have syringe attched to it.
Is it possible that still that needle has potencial to infect me with such a deadly virus. Or consider if it's a solid needle then What you think of such scenrio.
So considering the possibility needle was there 2 or 3 minutes before I occupied the seat and it doesn't have syringe attched to it.
Is it possible that still that needle has potencial to infect me with such a deadly virus. Or consider if it's a solid needle then What you think of such scenrio.
Yes you were given wrong information or you didn't unstand what was being said. Drug addicts that share works with others INJECT straight into a vein. That is not the same meaning as being poked. No you cannot contract HIV from a cut.
so well the teachers that they teached me they teached me the wrong way...i'm gonna ask you something why they do so much pressure on the drug addicts to not use the needles from a body to another with the some needle? it because that true that you can take HIV from them and even from a cut that you can make contact with someone that it have cut ot you finger someone that it is HIV postive...well if i'm wrong just correct me
from stephanie
from stephanie
CDC has received inquiries about a variety of reports or warnings about used needles left by HIV-infected injection drug users in coin return slots of pay phones, the underside of gas pump handles, and on movie theater seats. These reports and warnings have been circulated on the Internet and by e-mail and fax. Some reports have falsely indicated that CDC "confirmed" the presence of HIV in the needles. CDC has not tested such needles nor has CDC confirmed the presence or absence of HIV in any sample related to these rumors. The majority of these reports and warnings appear to have no foundation in fact.
CDC is not aware of any cases where HIV has been transmitted by a needle-stick injury outside a health care setting.
CDC is not aware of any cases where HIV has been transmitted by a needle-stick injury outside a health care setting.
This is ridiculous! You are only ASSUMING you even got STUCK with a needle! It could have been (and most likely WAS) something else...like a spring from the seat, a piece of plastic...anything. You didn't SEE a needle, you are being paranoid. If every time someone got a pinch or stick from something they thought it was a dirty needle, there would be no short supply of psychiatrists!
If you cannot move past this...you seriously need to seek some professional help....your thoughts are borderline (if not full blown) OCD-like. You did NOT get stuck with a needle...and if you DID, you weren't infected. It takes a heck of a lot more than a superficial stick from the SURFACE AREA of a needle to cause infection.
If you choose not to believe us, that is fine....then take a test to prove it to yourself. Sadly, with your thought process, I highly doubt you will accept those results.....then it will be the "dirty clinic needle" scenario.
There is absolutely nothing else we can do for you on this forum...your questions have been answered.
If you cannot move past this...you seriously need to seek some professional help....your thoughts are borderline (if not full blown) OCD-like. You did NOT get stuck with a needle...and if you DID, you weren't infected. It takes a heck of a lot more than a superficial stick from the SURFACE AREA of a needle to cause infection.
If you choose not to believe us, that is fine....then take a test to prove it to yourself. Sadly, with your thought process, I highly doubt you will accept those results.....then it will be the "dirty clinic needle" scenario.
There is absolutely nothing else we can do for you on this forum...your questions have been answered.
Hi,
I am aware that I am extending the discussion but one last question.
Is it necessury for transmission to happen that hollow needle must be attached with the syringe and that syringe must be flushed into the blood stream with the HIV infected blood OR only a needle without syringe can also does the same thing.
I am sorry that I am pushing this discussion further but please help me out i am really afraid because of the link I have posted earlier.
Thank you once again,
I am aware that I am extending the discussion but one last question.
Is it necessury for transmission to happen that hollow needle must be attached with the syringe and that syringe must be flushed into the blood stream with the HIV infected blood OR only a needle without syringe can also does the same thing.
I am sorry that I am pushing this discussion further but please help me out i am really afraid because of the link I have posted earlier.
Thank you once again,
Needle sticks unrelated to the healthcare field are not HIGH risks. End of discussion..
Hi,
Recently on this site I found a post about a needle stick which is answered by Dr. Edward W Hook, which says that needle stick is a high risk activity.
Following is the link:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/603281
So, What you think now, after seeing this post.
Thanks,
Recently on this site I found a post about a needle stick which is answered by Dr. Edward W Hook, which says that needle stick is a high risk activity.
Following is the link:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/603281
So, What you think now, after seeing this post.
Thanks,
NO it is not possible unless you use shared works with other IV drug abusers and you shootup into your veins.
That's what I wanted to know
If such transmission can happen in health-care setting where extreme care is being taken. It is possible that such incident may occure in normal life isn't it.
If such transmission can happen in health-care setting where extreme care is being taken. It is possible that such incident may occure in normal life isn't it.
CDC is not aware of any cases where HIV has been transmitted by a needle-stick injury outside a health care setting.
Thanks for your reply Teak.
But can you just answer my one question.
If HIv can't be transmitted in this manner then why I m experiencing these symptoms related to them such as joint pain, headace and body rashes and that too with in the time period mention i.e. from 2-4 week and duration for pain as 1-2 week.
I will be glad if you can answer this question..
But can you just answer my one question.
If HIv can't be transmitted in this manner then why I m experiencing these symptoms related to them such as joint pain, headace and body rashes and that too with in the time period mention i.e. from 2-4 week and duration for pain as 1-2 week.
I will be glad if you can answer this question..
I heared a lot of stories over the internet regarding such transmission. Do you want to say that all these stories are false.
Sorry for improper english
I wanted to say that needle was placed in the seat in such a way that it's tip comes out of seat and can pierce into the body by penetrating the skin.
I wanted to say that needle was placed in the seat in such a way that it's tip comes out of seat and can pierce into the body by penetrating the skin.
impossible scenario...there's no way a needle poked you (in the back) at a movie theater. what? was it suspended in air waiting to poke you?
oh you might have been poked by something...maybe a spring or something from the seat.
oh you might have been poked by something...maybe a spring or something from the seat.
But I know that the sharp object poked my skin as some blood was visible on the skin after the incident.
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