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Scared of reused needle during blood draw process
Hello, Proffessionals Please answer this question
I read your comments on blood draw process. It was written that there is zero risk of HIV infection in a blood draw process because nothing in going inside the blood.I read an article of Nevada case where people got infected because of reused syringe with a new needle used to draw medicine from a vial.How it was possible that medicine got infected when it was drawn out of vial.If medicine got infected from drawing process then it is possible of be infected from blood drawn process. Please answer this question.I will be highly obliged.
I read your comments on blood draw process. It was written that there is zero risk of HIV infection in a blood draw process because nothing in going inside the blood.I read an article of Nevada case where people got infected because of reused syringe with a new needle used to draw medicine from a vial.How it was possible that medicine got infected when it was drawn out of vial.If medicine got infected from drawing process then it is possible of be infected from blood drawn process. Please answer this question.I will be highly obliged.
OK, instead of me trying to make you less afraid of something that is almost unheard of, let me just say that I believe, 100%, that you have NOTHING to fear about having your blood drawn!
NOTHING.
You have to STOP getting on Google and SEARCHING for things that are going to scare the hell out of you. If you type in "HIV Dirty Needle," or ANYTHING like that, you WILL come up with stuff like what happened in Nevada. Why are you doing that to yourself? Instead of searching out all the negative and scary stuff, why not Google something like "Why Are Blood Draws So Safe?" Why not look for something positive? There are just as many positives on the net as there are negatives.
I am sure that in your country, the protocols for safe blood draws are every bit as stringent as they are in this country. That thing in Nevada was a fluke and you need to delete it not only from your computer but your mind as well.
If you cannot let this go, then I suggest you get into some therapy to help you deal with the phobia that is keeping you from getting on with your life.
I may sound angry but I'm really not, I just want you to see what you're doing to yourself and get past it.
Nemaste
Greenlydia
NOTHING.
You have to STOP getting on Google and SEARCHING for things that are going to scare the hell out of you. If you type in "HIV Dirty Needle," or ANYTHING like that, you WILL come up with stuff like what happened in Nevada. Why are you doing that to yourself? Instead of searching out all the negative and scary stuff, why not Google something like "Why Are Blood Draws So Safe?" Why not look for something positive? There are just as many positives on the net as there are negatives.
I am sure that in your country, the protocols for safe blood draws are every bit as stringent as they are in this country. That thing in Nevada was a fluke and you need to delete it not only from your computer but your mind as well.
If you cannot let this go, then I suggest you get into some therapy to help you deal with the phobia that is keeping you from getting on with your life.
I may sound angry but I'm really not, I just want you to see what you're doing to yourself and get past it.
Nemaste
Greenlydia
My mind is linking both the events i.e blood draw process and Nevada case.If the medicine got infected in the 3rd step of fig 1 when medicine is drawn out of vial then in the same manner it can happen during blood draw.
Please if you can answer this.
Please if you can answer this.
Thank u for your reply.But for a layman like me it is not possible to understand the process explained by you.
I just want to ask after reading the article i send you,do u still believe there is zero risk of infection during blood draw process.I am scared of reused needle during my blood draw process.Your valuable answer will help me to overcome the fear.Thanks
I just want to ask after reading the article i send you,do u still believe there is zero risk of infection during blood draw process.I am scared of reused needle during my blood draw process.Your valuable answer will help me to overcome the fear.Thanks
I did check out your link and especially paid attention to Fig.1 Actually, the answer to your query was made obvious in the diagram.
If you start with a clean vial, clean syringe and clean needle and draw medication into the syringe, everything is sterile. You then inject the medication into the first person. This person has no chance of becoming infected..........BUT..........that person may ALREADY be infected.
Person #2 steps up for their injection and the nurse removes the old, used needle and replaces it with a new, sterile needle. But the problem here is that syringe contamination result from the negative pressure that occurs when a contaminated needle is removed from the syringe. In the case of IV administration, the risk is not eliminated by simply changing the needle because if person #1 is infected, the negative pressure of changing the needle has now contaminated the syringe, adding a new needle at this point does nothing to stop the spread of any infection as the contents of the VIAL are now contaminated.
Person #3 steps up, the needle is changed and inserted into the now totally contaminated vial.
This is why single use vials are now going to be required for use in the US. Multiple use vials will be used in hospital settings but ONLY for one specific patient.
If this is of major concern to you, anytime you need to receive an injection, it should be your right to request a new, unopened or single use vial be used. If they cannot or will not respect your wishes, go elsewhere.
I hope my explanation helped.
Peace
Greenlydia
syringe contamination results from the negative pressure that occurs if a contaminated
needle is removed from the syringe. In the case of IV administration, the risk
for syringe contamination is not eliminated by intervening lengths of IV tubing or
the presence of heparin locks or valves.21 Use of a contaminated needle or syringe
to withdraw medication from a vial can result in transfer of contaminants to the vial,
as shown in
If you start with a clean vial, clean syringe and clean needle and draw medication into the syringe, everything is sterile. You then inject the medication into the first person. This person has no chance of becoming infected..........BUT..........that person may ALREADY be infected.
Person #2 steps up for their injection and the nurse removes the old, used needle and replaces it with a new, sterile needle. But the problem here is that syringe contamination result from the negative pressure that occurs when a contaminated needle is removed from the syringe. In the case of IV administration, the risk is not eliminated by simply changing the needle because if person #1 is infected, the negative pressure of changing the needle has now contaminated the syringe, adding a new needle at this point does nothing to stop the spread of any infection as the contents of the VIAL are now contaminated.
Person #3 steps up, the needle is changed and inserted into the now totally contaminated vial.
This is why single use vials are now going to be required for use in the US. Multiple use vials will be used in hospital settings but ONLY for one specific patient.
If this is of major concern to you, anytime you need to receive an injection, it should be your right to request a new, unopened or single use vial be used. If they cannot or will not respect your wishes, go elsewhere.
I hope my explanation helped.
Peace
Greenlydia
syringe contamination results from the negative pressure that occurs if a contaminated
needle is removed from the syringe. In the case of IV administration, the risk
for syringe contamination is not eliminated by intervening lengths of IV tubing or
the presence of heparin locks or valves.21 Use of a contaminated needle or syringe
to withdraw medication from a vial can result in transfer of contaminants to the vial,
as shown in
Hi, i am sending the link please see the illustration fig 1
https://www.premierinc.com/safety/safety-share/04-10_downloads/1-US-Outbreak-Investigation-Safe-Injection-Perz-Liver-Clinic.pdf
I understood what u said that is if the medication is drawn though reused syringe and then injected into another person then it can cause infection, but in the diagram given in the pdf file the old syringe was used to draw medicine from the vial and was used on same patient. When the same vial is used to draw medicine for another person using new needle and syringe the other person got infected because of contaminated medicine in the vial.How it can be possible when medicine is just drawn out of vial nothing is injected into the vial.
Please solve this query..THANKS
https://www.premierinc.com/safety/safety-share/04-10_downloads/1-US-Outbreak-Investigation-Safe-Injection-Perz-Liver-Clinic.pdf
I understood what u said that is if the medication is drawn though reused syringe and then injected into another person then it can cause infection, but in the diagram given in the pdf file the old syringe was used to draw medicine from the vial and was used on same patient. When the same vial is used to draw medicine for another person using new needle and syringe the other person got infected because of contaminated medicine in the vial.How it can be possible when medicine is just drawn out of vial nothing is injected into the vial.
Please solve this query..THANKS
Can you send a link to this article you read?
If what you say actually happened, the medication in the VIAL could become contaminated if there was something in the SYRINGE. Just changing the NEEDLE does not make the unit sterile. If the medication was then drawn into the (dirty) syringe using a (clean) needle and then injected directly into the bloodstream, infection could occur.
This practice is every bit against protocol as reusing a needle. No reputable clinic, hospital or doctors office would ever condone this practice.
I suppose that somewhere in the world at any given time, someone is not following accepted procedures. Are you going to stay up all night worrying about it? Will that change anything?
Nevada is, I think, a very long way from where you live. If you were thinking of doing a little gambling in Vegas, perhaps you should try Monte Carlo.
If what you say actually happened, the medication in the VIAL could become contaminated if there was something in the SYRINGE. Just changing the NEEDLE does not make the unit sterile. If the medication was then drawn into the (dirty) syringe using a (clean) needle and then injected directly into the bloodstream, infection could occur.
This practice is every bit against protocol as reusing a needle. No reputable clinic, hospital or doctors office would ever condone this practice.
I suppose that somewhere in the world at any given time, someone is not following accepted procedures. Are you going to stay up all night worrying about it? Will that change anything?
Nevada is, I think, a very long way from where you live. If you were thinking of doing a little gambling in Vegas, perhaps you should try Monte Carlo.
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