can you get hiv from a sewing needle when the skin is not broken all the way

[hypochick]

hi

I am a flight attendant at a hotel.  I used a community sewing kit and lightly punctured my index finger.  there was no blood and it only took off the very first layer of skin.  there is skin still below the needle.

Is there anyway I could get hiv from such contact?

thanks!!!

[red_145]

No way, the miniscumal infectious blood cells (if on a needle) can not survive out side(air) for much time, one or two minutes... IV drug abusing are different, since blood never react with air and it gets injected to your bloodstream.
If you were not bleeding, you were not puctured, no transmission possible.
You are good to go

[Teak]

No.