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disposable syringes
can anyone tell me in indian hopitals and health centres they use disposable syringe or not...actually one year before i had sex with my boyfreind who was hiv + but i tested after one yer i turned to be negative by tridot method can i trust this .................
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i cant speak for the particular hospital / clinic you went to...BUT...i can tell you that you were not stuck with a used needle !
Hey,
Similar question. I had blood drawn and while the needle was changed the syringe was not. Is that fine..
I was told that it was safe, but just wanted to double check
Similar question. I had blood drawn and while the needle was changed the syringe was not. Is that fine..
I was told that it was safe, but just wanted to double check
almost all of indian hospitals uses disposable syringes only especially govt hospitals are very strict in this, if you really concerned you can go and check with that hospital where you gone, if even not trusted, you can test yourself for anything you suspect to calmdown your anxiety
thequeen, of course they didn't reuse a needle on you and even if they did (which they didn't) the actual likelihood of infection from this is miniscule and exceedingly rare.
For starters they are WITHDRAWING blood not injecting, When infections occur due to needlestick which is what you are worrying about it is because the reuse is immediate AND involves quite a bit of blood that is INJECTED directly into a vein.
When drug users use needles to inject they generally draw back first on the needle to ensure they have a vein, thus trapping blood in the syringe the next person is then impatient and looking for their hit IMMEDIATELY.
Within the healthcare needlestick is very rare and this involves the nurse/doctors being INJECTED with blood.
In addition to which even in a hollow bore needle the virus doesn't last long it is still susceptible to the same environmental changes that render it unable to infect when out of the body.
So, as you can see you have 2 major things which indicate that you did not get infection. If you cannot shake this then the only place that can give you reassurance is the hospital where you got the blood taken. We weren't there and can only offer you scientific evidence and advice based on what we know and common sense.
For starters they are WITHDRAWING blood not injecting, When infections occur due to needlestick which is what you are worrying about it is because the reuse is immediate AND involves quite a bit of blood that is INJECTED directly into a vein.
When drug users use needles to inject they generally draw back first on the needle to ensure they have a vein, thus trapping blood in the syringe the next person is then impatient and looking for their hit IMMEDIATELY.
Within the healthcare needlestick is very rare and this involves the nurse/doctors being INJECTED with blood.
In addition to which even in a hollow bore needle the virus doesn't last long it is still susceptible to the same environmental changes that render it unable to infect when out of the body.
So, as you can see you have 2 major things which indicate that you did not get infection. If you cannot shake this then the only place that can give you reassurance is the hospital where you got the blood taken. We weren't there and can only offer you scientific evidence and advice based on what we know and common sense.
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