Earings and poking

[emilyis11]

My brothers gf picked up a earing that fell on the floor bes way to describe it is the gold one they pierce your ears with.................

She picked it up and and she poked herself not purposley accidently with it and then forcefully put it in my hand and it pierced my skin and i bled..

Im a little bit worried with the fact she poked herself then i did in th fraction of under a second.... am i at risk for hiv as it obviously had blood on it and was poked straight away

appreciate all the comments in advance

[emilyis11]

sorry teak, obviouly for me not to hae a test it means i was not at risk and i can let it go?

[joggen]

The needle and earing would be analogous yes since neither is a hollow bore needle.

[emilyis11]

thank you teak! that is very reassuring

joggen thanks fr your advice, i looked on the site for more answers and found this surley a earing and pin are the same right?? but thanks for the advice
Your scenario for getting HIV from this incident is completely impossible:

1. There is almost no chance the sewing needle had someone else's blood on it, let alone someone who is HIV positive.

2. Even if the first scenario happened, drying and exposure to air would render the virus inactive.

3. Sewing needles cannot transmit HIV, even if fresh blood were present.

The ONLY transmission possible from a needle is a hollow bore needle in a health care setting.

[joggen]

Since any risk that you have from this situation would be theoretical there would be no medical need for testing. If it were me in your situation I would just forget about it and move on with life.

[Teak]

No you do not need testing in the situation you've provided.

[emilyis11]

No your right i don't even know, i was looking through all the archives with pins and wire and it states no risk even with needles,
is there anyone else that can offer som advice, do i need testing then?

[joggen]

HIV is more difficult to transmit than you are probably thinking. The only transmissions that have occurred through injury with a sharp object have been in a healthcare setting where there was exposure to a substantial quantity of blood deep into tissue. The needles used in hospitals hold larger quantities of blood because they are hollow, in contrast to a piercing earing which would just have a layer of blood on the surface, and typically the injury would be much deeper than what would occur with a piercing earing. And even in those situations, transmission is well under 1% IF the patient is positive. You don't even know if this girl has HIV in the first place, and it's rare for a woman your age in the UK to have HIV- probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 1,000. All things considered I think your risk is negligible at best (i.e. too low to worry about) and I am sure there are some members here who will give you an emphatic "zero risk".

[emilyis11]

? any advice plse