hiv to my daughter friend

[gundisweety]

My friend who is a nurse drew blood for my genotype test today but unfortunately poked the needle on her thumb while disposing off the needle and i am co infected  with hepatitis c and hiv virus currently.
i am not on any medication currently but starting my therapy soon.
and one more thing i have read somewhere that hiv is transmitted by injecting hiv positive blood.directly in blood.
but in this case blood cannot be injected as she took off the needle from the injection after the blood test.
Is she actually at any risk related to hiv or not?

[joggen]

Your friend follows her workplace guidelines. That's it. Nothing more to discuss. You are not responsible for her.

[gundisweety]

so is the situation different i mean does she require pep and how is it different?

[Teak]

Had you read the thread you would have known it is not the same.

[gundisweety]

/www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Just-a-question-about-Needle-and-Pricks/show/1503733

i just read ur answer

is the situation same?

[gundisweety]

hey teak
are u there?

[gundisweety]

I also read hiv can only be transmitted through

unprotected sex

mother to child

blood transfusion in developing countries

sharing injections for drugs

now will u consider this exposure as sharing injections by mistake?

[gundisweety]

To be honest she and me both think that she needs pep and she  is at risk but reading here we learnt that getting pricked by just needle is not a risk but getting injected with the syringe is risk.
now what should we consider it ?
thats the confusion
the needle was in air for 1 minute before it pricked her..

[Teak]

Yes and she's also a nurse. You can't say she is unknowledgeable, is she?

[gundisweety]

she's sitting with me right now and its not a debate.
please help us if u can?

[gundisweety]

she's sitting with me right now.
please can anybody answer my question its urgent

[Teak]

She doesn't have access to a computer to register and ask her own questions?

[gundisweety]

My friends daughter is a nurse in a small hospital in a small town  in India and we don't have expert doctors here and the cost of going to delhi or bombay is too high thats why i am asking this question on this forum.

[Teak]

Your friend is a nurse and she is having you ask us? Tell her she has to follow the Blood borne exposure policy that her employment has in place.

[gundisweety]

But this question is for my daughters friend who is still not declared positive.
anyways can you reply as i m worried about her and whether she should take pep or not?

[Teak]

You don't need to post in this forum you've already posted in the living with forum.