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Blood sampling and medical wound patch
Hello, I'm from China. Two days ago, I went to the hospital to draw blood. After the nurse drew blood, the nurse tore a band-aid and pasted it on the needle I just finished the blood. However, when the nurse put the Band-Aid, it was not accurate for the first time, and then when the second time was adjusted, the nurse's hand touched the center of the Band-Aid, and then put it on the eye of the needle I had just finished drawing blood. There would be a virus on my heart nurse's hand and then touched the center of Will I be infected in this situation? Thank you!
This is NOT a risk. The only risks for HIV are to have unprotected vaginal or anal sex or share IV needles to INJECT drugs. Air inactivates the virus. You describe nothing that would be of risk to getting hiv.
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Translation: Hello, I am from China. I went to the hospital to draw blood two days ago. After the blood was drawn, the nurse tore a bandage and stuck it on the needle hole where I had just drawn blood. However, when the nurse put the band-aid on the first time, she didn’t place it correctly, and then when she adjusted the second time, the nurse’s hand touched the center of the band-aid, and then stuck it on the needle hole where I had just drawn blood. I was worried about the nurse’s There will be a virus on the hand, and then it will touch the center of the bandage and then press it with the eye of my blood drawing needle. Will I be infected in this situation? Thanks!
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