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I go to blood test for thyriod, staff nurse used multi sample needle to draw blood when i enter the room to give blood they use the open needle in the table after draw my blood she place the needle where she taken   i dint ask before because i think they kept it prepared but once i saw she place the needle where it take  i am affarid of used needle,i dont know surely its used one or not so immediately i odred hiv duo and hep b and hep c with the same blood draw from me it came negative for these three test my anexity not over it is safe to me or i wait and go for test?
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another thing i am india you know i am so much in anexity thanks
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thanks, my situation is when i placed to draw blood the table contain hand starper, needle holder,bottom opened multi sample needle with cap on the head of the needle, nurse came with vaccum blood collecting tube and the place the needle in the holder and draw my blood, after she draw remove the blood collecting tube and put the cap on the needle and remove the needle from the holder and place it in the table and go back to give the blood collecting tube to lab, it look like the same when i enter the room first, beside the table a box contain the needle with two side are closed, how i am not worry about this situation
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480448 tn?1426948538
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Needles used for blood draws cannot be reused, nor would a medical professional put themselves at risk by leaving dirty needles lying around.  It's an irrational fear with no basis

Medical professionals do NOT reuse needles.  They do this day in and day out.
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thanks, my situation is when i placed to draw blood the table contain hand starper, needle holder,bottom opened multi sample needle with cap on the head of the needle, nurse came with vaccum blood collecting tube and the place the needle in the holder and draw my blood, after she draw remove the blood collecting tube and put the cap on the needle and remove the needle from the holder and place it in the table and go back to give the blood collecting tube to lab, it look like the same when i enter the room first, beside the table a box contain the needle with two side are closed, how i am not worry about this situation
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480448 tn?1426948538
Needles used for blood draws cannot be reused, nor would a medical professional put themselves at risk by leaving dirty needles lying around.  It's an irrational fear with no basis.
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And how is that going to happen unless you share iv drug works with a known hiv positive person.The needle was used for once only use and then disgarded,it was not used on someone else before you,this is irrational thinking on your part.
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186166 tn?1385259382
no one used a "reused" needle to draw your blood. ! ! ! !
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thanks first of all, if infected blood mix with my blood in the sample what is the chance of getting positive in the test, i hope they never used the used needle
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Your wrong.Doctors and nurses don,t re-use needles from patient to patient,it just doesn,t happen.Your safe and you can stop worrying about this and there is no need to test for this incident because it never happened.Take care.
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