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Vacutainer needle reuse for blood drawing

Hi, Two weeks back I gave blood for normal checkup, during that time HCW used vacutainer method to  draw blood from me. I don't know whether he is used new needle or not. He used simple needle (pink colored one with plastic guard) to draw my blood. one week later I went to the clinic asked lab people regarding reuse of needle, they said they wont reuse. but I saw different kind needles in the lab(which are single use lock type needle). I sure he did use same kind of needle for me. Please help I'm not able work/sleep due anxiety. I'm from Hyderabad, India.

Q1. what kind of needles can be used for vacutainer? can these needles can be reused?

Please help me
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Did you get any help/suggestion?
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Hi reddy.. I too am going through same anxiety as of yours. I did not see lab technician opening new needles.
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There is no need to trying to create scenarios.  You did not have an HIV risk and there's no reason to overthink it.
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Thanks for your reply. But what is the risk if it was reused? And needle was not two sided. How it is possible to use single pointed needle in vacutainer method???
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Your blood was not drawn with a reused needle.  Whatever your anxiety filled mind is telling you, is wrong.  Labs and hospitals simply just do not do that.
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