possible exposure to hiv from a blood contaminated glove being pressed to a recently pricked finger

[alucille]

I had a finger prick test and I was concerned that I saw wet blood on the technician's exam glove which I feel came from the patient he had just seen before me.  He  pressed the  blood soiled finger of this glove  to the puncture wound of my finger which he had just pricked for this test. What are my chances of getting hiv in this manner of blood from another patient who could possibly have hiv getting on an exam glove and shortly thereafter getting pressed onto my finger prick wound and thereby causing hiv? Thank you very much.

[alucille]

Please do not respond to my last question. I just answered it myself, I am learning.

[alucille]

I am just curious as to why the glove finger prick situation above carries no risk. Is it because the glove can be considered an enviormental surface and no infusion took place? Also because there would be too lttle blood present and because the method of entry would be too small and because the blood would have been exposed to air?

[alucille]

Please ignore my last question. You have been very kind to respond to me.

[alucille]

I greatly respect your expertise just please tell me why you referred me back to this link.Thanks again.

[Teak]

Yes

[alucille]

Teak,I hate to appear so naive .but you referred me to a link. Do you mean to say that the risk for this is the same as for the other incident which I asked about back in October which is zero? Please I respectfully request that you clarify this for me. Thank you.

[Teak]

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/non-sexual-transmission-of-hiv/show/1376087?personal_page_id=1096917#post_6279711