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I`m a nurse ... 14 days ago a was taking a finger  blood test  of a patient, seconds after neel  traspass patient skin y punch  mi finger as well ... first it didn't bleed but it star to bleed his and my finger ,  he said he didn't had any disease  but I'm scared .  how big is the possibility to get HIV and/or HVC  I haven`t slept since that day....   sorry  for my bad english
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You should have went to your supervisor right away.
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12472069 tn?1425477500
Needlestick injuries are generally considered low risk. Roughly 0.3% of all needlestick injuries transmit HIV. That is extremely low risk. Nevertheless you do need to take more care. I'm not sure which country you are working in but in the UK and US there will be an occupational health unit that can advise you. Otherwise you can take the HIV DUO test at 28 days and be assured of a negative result.
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12438609 tn?1451979018
Hi, firstly, for every medical practitioner, its important to learn occupational hazards on HIV not only for their safety but also to answers patients queries on HIV. In your case, the question is not clear, ideally once you prick the patient, you should discard it immediately after collecting the sample. There are less than zero chances when you would prick the patients finger and then the needle pricks you. May be your mind is playing anxiety games with you. If you reframe the question correctly, may be anyone of us can help you out.
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