Hello, everyone. I am terrified, because 6 months waited for a final hiv test to put my mind in peace and I forgot to watch the nurce opening new needle. She drew my blood with vacuntainer and disposable needle, but didnt see her to put new one.
After she took the needle out, she left it aside and started to clean my blood, because splashed a bit. But did not see whats happened later. The place is for anonymous testing for hiv and normally they take blood from finger and if is positive, drawn blood from vein to test is. So, i they used the needle, would be almost certainly for a hiv +ve person. One the other hand, I was the only person for the day...
The woman was very kind and the next day she said she did not reuse needles, but I am still worried what are the chances.
Are the drug users get infected because of the syringes, not the needles. And if you put a contaminated needle in a vein, does the blood from the needle goes in the vein? I know there is a vacuum, but it starts to work when you put the tube on the needle, and first she put the needle with the holder.