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Bad Blood Donation Practice Worries
I had a blood donation yesterday, the nurse who drew my blood wore gloves but while in the process of collecting blood she went off doing other things like packaging test tube boxes and input stuff on her computer. At the end of the blood draw she folded my gauze pad before withdrew the needle, my worry is If there was surface contamination on the stuff she touched and got some blood on her gloves and then touching my gauze pad and wound, would this transmit HIV/HEP C?
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I love you lol you have incredible patience with me
Still doesnt clarify on how having blood touching bleeding wound does not transmit, you were rightabout the vicious cycle of testing but it seems theres always something that has happened and caused concern
It just doesn't work that way. Sure maybe if you had a large wet weeping wound but we are talking about a blood donation needle site very small hole a either it is closed or a small amount of blood is flowing out preventing other things from going in. Try to force a small pebble into a hose that is flowing it will be pushed out.
When I have done work as a mechanic pretty much the first thing I do if I have a cut while my hands are greasy and dirty is to make sure the cut bleeds to force out the dirt to try and prevent infection then wash up bleed some more apply some topical medicine to also help prevent infection and bandage. Never had an infection from a cut on my dirty hands.
When I have done work as a mechanic pretty much the first thing I do if I have a cut while my hands are greasy and dirty is to make sure the cut bleeds to force out the dirt to try and prevent infection then wash up bleed some more apply some topical medicine to also help prevent infection and bandage. Never had an infection from a cut on my dirty hands.
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