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hi i was walking and i saw a shot on the road i dont know if it had a needle it had a claer cover i didnt touch it how long can blood live in a needle
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370181 tn?1595629445
Thanks for setting me straight on this, I really appreciate it.
Greenie
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186166 tn?1385259382
that is not actually correct.  the fact of the matter is that blood "can be" trapped inside a hollow bore needle / syringe and not exposed to the elements.

now for your risk...YOU HAD NONE ! ! !

you were not injected into your vein with a syringe...hiv or no hiv
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370181 tn?1595629445
If you did not SEE someone injecting themselves, then dropping the syringe, by the time you got to that needle, if there had been HIV+ blood, the virus would already have been rendered inactive.
Peace
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