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Hello everyone…
I was in a basketball league and as a procedure of their tournament..Everyone should take a medical examination (Blood Sugar Test,)..There’s a two nurse who’s taking all the testing…One nurse will remove the lancet and put one new lancet and one nurse again will ***** the skin of the patient…this there procedure…almost one hundred participants in there medical procedure.
As in my case I forgot to look if the nurse change the lancet but the male nurse assure me that the lancet he used to me is new..
If the lancet is not new and reused to me theres a possibilities of hepatitis A,B, C?
Any psychological advise in your forum?
I was in a basketball league and as a procedure of their tournament..Everyone should take a medical examination (Blood Sugar Test,)..There’s a two nurse who’s taking all the testing…One nurse will remove the lancet and put one new lancet and one nurse again will ***** the skin of the patient…this there procedure…almost one hundred participants in there medical procedure.
As in my case I forgot to look if the nurse change the lancet but the male nurse assure me that the lancet he used to me is new..
If the lancet is not new and reused to me theres a possibilities of hepatitis A,B, C?
Any psychological advise in your forum?
I'm with FIGuy. What on earth would the purpose of a blood SUGAR test be? A basketball tournament? Seriously?
Why would a basketball league give a crap about blood sugar?
This story makes no sense.
To the OP: get tested. Period.
Why would a basketball league give a crap about blood sugar?
This story makes no sense.
To the OP: get tested. Period.
I don't get the value of a non-controlled Blood Sugar test for a sports league. Heart-yeah, steroids - who knows...but blood sugar? Were there instructions to fast? Did people drink gatorade before getting on the courts? Just don't see the value....
The time to worry is before you get the test. You as a patient have a right to say you want the lancet Changed while you are watching. Nurses and DRs are human and mistakes can happen. Always speak up if you are not comfortable with what is going on in your care. The nurse will be grateful if you prevent an error. The DR Too
I think it is possible/probable they had two nurses doing this in terms of expediency.
The first nurse would load the lancet pen with the lancet and give it to the second nurse. There would be no danger in this because the lancet itself is not sticking out. It is retracted inside the lancet pen and so there is no danger when handing it to someone else.
The second nurse would do the actual test and then hand the lancet pen containing the used lancet (which has retracted back into the pen) back to the first nurse. Again, no danger of getting stuck.
In the meantime, while the second nurse was giving the actual test, the first nurse would load another lancet pen with a lancet to be ready for use when the second nurse needed it.
In reality I can see the first nurse loading up several lancet pens (or at least 3-4), and setting them in a predesignated spot to be available for the second nusre to pick up and use.
The second nusrse, after giving the test, would probably set the used lancet down in a predesignated spot (separate from the unused lancet pens) so the first nurse could pick it up, unload it, and put in a new lancet.
When you have 100 people to test, usually it is more expedient to have a couple people helping with it. It is faster to have one person loading and unloading all lancest and another person actually doing the test.
If one person were doing all three things (loading, testing, unloading) it would take a lot longer to test 100 people.
The first nurse would load the lancet pen with the lancet and give it to the second nurse. There would be no danger in this because the lancet itself is not sticking out. It is retracted inside the lancet pen and so there is no danger when handing it to someone else.
The second nurse would do the actual test and then hand the lancet pen containing the used lancet (which has retracted back into the pen) back to the first nurse. Again, no danger of getting stuck.
In the meantime, while the second nurse was giving the actual test, the first nurse would load another lancet pen with a lancet to be ready for use when the second nurse needed it.
In reality I can see the first nurse loading up several lancet pens (or at least 3-4), and setting them in a predesignated spot to be available for the second nusre to pick up and use.
The second nusrse, after giving the test, would probably set the used lancet down in a predesignated spot (separate from the unused lancet pens) so the first nurse could pick it up, unload it, and put in a new lancet.
When you have 100 people to test, usually it is more expedient to have a couple people helping with it. It is faster to have one person loading and unloading all lancest and another person actually doing the test.
If one person were doing all three things (loading, testing, unloading) it would take a lot longer to test 100 people.
That doesn't sound right. It doesn't take two nurses to take a blood sugar test. As a matter of fact, passing the lancet back and forth would be risk for the nurses.
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If the person before you had Hep B or Hep C and if the nurse did not change the lancet between testing you and the person before you, then, yes, there is a possibility of transmission of the Hep B or Hep C virus. But there are two ifs here. First, the person before you would have to have had Hep B or Hep C. Second, the nurse would have to have reused the lancet on you and that is a very, very unlikely situation. Therefore, I don't think you have to worry about this situation.
I think you are being overly concerned about this possibility, but if you are truly concerned, talk with your doctor and get tested.
Hep A is not transmitted via blood but rather by fecal-oral route and, in the US, is usually transmitted when someone with Hep A does not wash their hands after going to the bathroom.
This particular forum is for questions about Hepatitis C. There are other forums on this website but I do not know if any deal with the broad term, psychological advice. You should go to the category "forums" (in the blue box near the top of the page) and see if there are any forums that relate to psychological problems.
I think you are being overly concerned about this possibility, but if you are truly concerned, talk with your doctor and get tested.
Hep A is not transmitted via blood but rather by fecal-oral route and, in the US, is usually transmitted when someone with Hep A does not wash their hands after going to the bathroom.
This particular forum is for questions about Hepatitis C. There are other forums on this website but I do not know if any deal with the broad term, psychological advice. You should go to the category "forums" (in the blue box near the top of the page) and see if there are any forums that relate to psychological problems.
All medical personal are trained and must follow Public Health Service guidelines during the ordering, drawing, labeling, handling and transporting blood specimens.
The basis of your story (preparation of venipuncture by more than one nurse) is dubious for numerous common sense and basic medical reasons. So...
If you or anyone is concerned about blood infection or contamination they should call their doctor and have her/him perform the appropriate tests if they believe there may be a chance of transmission.
'Any psychological advise in your forum?'
This forum is for people who are affected in some manner by the hepatitis C virus, which can be a very serious medical condition. The only psychological advise were can provide concerning someone worrying that they might be infected by the virus is to get tested by a medical doctor and find out if it is true or not.
Good luck.
Hector
The basis of your story (preparation of venipuncture by more than one nurse) is dubious for numerous common sense and basic medical reasons. So...
If you or anyone is concerned about blood infection or contamination they should call their doctor and have her/him perform the appropriate tests if they believe there may be a chance of transmission.
'Any psychological advise in your forum?'
This forum is for people who are affected in some manner by the hepatitis C virus, which can be a very serious medical condition. The only psychological advise were can provide concerning someone worrying that they might be infected by the virus is to get tested by a medical doctor and find out if it is true or not.
Good luck.
Hector
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