Aa
medical exposure！worry about it！
I am 23 years old.A medical sdutent.Our department have a lot of blood serum and plasma of patient store in -80 degree in a refrigerator.Serum and plasma were in two tubes，and there is a tape outside the to connect these two tubes.Two days ago，we replace the tape using a scalpel.That scalpel cut the tape and then cut my hand，I squeeze the wound，there is some blood got out，not much，and then use the iodophor to clean the wound.Yesterday i found that serum and plasma was from an hiv patient.Serum and plasma was collected in 2013,3 years and a half past.I don not know if there is some blood spill out of the tube when they made these two tubes 3 years ago.I just know that there is no visible blood outside these tube，and no visible blood on the scalpel.I feel nervous now.I do not know if i got a chance to get HIV.
HIV is inactivated in air.
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But i think -80 degree is exactly the hiv
virus like.When we replace the tape，we take them out，put them on the ice，the solid in the tube became blood.If there is blood on the tape，is it inactivated？
virus like.When we replace the tape，we take them out，put them on the ice，the solid in the tube became blood.If there is blood on the tape，is it inactivated？
Can't the lab where you are advise you what is safe?
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