Exposure to patient blood

[nirvana113]

Hey all, thanks for your valuable answers, I'll cut to the case.

I'm a general doctor and a few hrs ago I was suturing a deep hand cut. When injecting lidocaine, some of it, probably mixed with the patient's blood drops, spurted and landed on my face (around the mouth I believe) and glasses. I wiped it and then washed everything off, after I came around from the small shock. Do I run a risk of getting an infection?

To help you answer, the patient mentioned no personal history (but I didn't inquire exactly thoroughly) whatsoever and I'm vaccinated against Hep B.

Should I go to the ER and maybe get some baseline tests or just call it a day?

Thanks again.

[RubyWitch]

Since you are a medical doctor, I trust you can understand my surprise YOU are asking this question.
Could you not discuss this with your colleagues?


Please know that none of us here are doctors.

If the "splatter" landed on your face and on your glasses, you had NO RISK for HIV and do NOT need to test.

You can call it a day.