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anesthesia splash to the eye...
Hello... nice to meet you all...
I go directly to the question okay?
I just need some opinion...
I'm a medical doctor, and 3 hours ago I'm working on some nail extraction to a 40y.o female patient...
when I'm injecting the lidocaine (with infiltration anesthesia technique), some lidocaine sprayed directly into my right eye... but I don't know it's getting contact with my eyeball, since I don't felt any sore in my eye and no redness, and I don't know is there any blood or no when the lidocaine sprayed into my eye... I don't wear any googles or mask, since it's just a small family clinic...
When I'm asking the patient, she only complained about her finger that infected and need some nail extraction... no other body problems, no weight loss, and no prolonged fever...
so, am I at risk?
I just need some opinion..
thank you :)
oh, and "IF" she is infected, is it on of the way HIV infects others? btw, what other problems or disease that may infects me in the case above... thanks.
I go directly to the question okay?
I just need some opinion...
I'm a medical doctor, and 3 hours ago I'm working on some nail extraction to a 40y.o female patient...
when I'm injecting the lidocaine (with infiltration anesthesia technique), some lidocaine sprayed directly into my right eye... but I don't know it's getting contact with my eyeball, since I don't felt any sore in my eye and no redness, and I don't know is there any blood or no when the lidocaine sprayed into my eye... I don't wear any googles or mask, since it's just a small family clinic...
When I'm asking the patient, she only complained about her finger that infected and need some nail extraction... no other body problems, no weight loss, and no prolonged fever...
so, am I at risk?
I just need some opinion..
thank you :)
oh, and "IF" she is infected, is it on of the way HIV infects others? btw, what other problems or disease that may infects me in the case above... thanks.
If you are a Dr then you have policy in place and you have people to inform.
Well Dr as you know you had no RISK.
Well Dr as you know you had no RISK.
Lie?! on what purpose I tell you a lie?
were a doctor don't deserve to be worried?
I've read some article here and there which said that it's a risk, and some say that it's a no risk... some said that you should take a PEP, and some say you shouldn't take it because you don't have to... some said there's should be some quantity of blood and a few drop of blood in the eye won't infect you... which one is the most likely correct statement?
btw okay then... I'll just ask one question... based n my case above, am I at risk of HIV or not?
were a doctor don't deserve to be worried?
I've read some article here and there which said that it's a risk, and some say that it's a no risk... some said that you should take a PEP, and some say you shouldn't take it because you don't have to... some said there's should be some quantity of blood and a few drop of blood in the eye won't infect you... which one is the most likely correct statement?
btw okay then... I'll just ask one question... based n my case above, am I at risk of HIV or not?
Yes because if you are a Dr then you know the policy of what you should do and you should know this answer. You come here to lie.
I'm here to share a story and ask for some opinion from others... that's why it calls a "medhelp".. and I'm asking politely, and I just get this sarcastic comments?
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