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hi. good afternoon, first of all thank you for all your help. i work in medical field. and one of my tasks is to wash medical instrument, like vaginal speculums, surgical instruments. last two weeks ago I washed instruments particularly vaginal speculums. vaginal speculums are used by OBGYNE doctors. normally this instruments are contaminated with blood and bodily fluids. I used latex gloves, when I washed the speculums. After washing, I removed my gloves and noticed a very small cut. i think that's less than a centimeter. Maybe 1/2 cm. the cut is superficial. I dont know if I accidentally puncture/injured my finger, because i really didn't felt any pain. I dont know if I'm risk for hep b, hep c or hiv with my risk. i hope you can help me assess my risk. thanks!
If it wasn't a needlestick injury then you can forget all about this.All the best.
thank you so much. i think it's not a needle because i didn't felt anything and didn't see a syringe in the working area. And it was a cut, so it's impossible that i puncture myself with a needle. Anyway thanks and take care
You are at risk of none of the blood borne viruses you mention because cuts heal from the inside extremely quickly,also,as far as HIV goes it becomes inactive and unable to infect as soon as it is exposed to air.Unless you had a needlestick injury you have nothing to be concerned about.
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