Accidental needle ***** from Hepatitis friend

[lm111]

I just accidentally deeply scraped myself with a needle that had hepatitis blood on it from an injection. I squeezed out this area on my finger. I ran it under cold water for 10 minutes while I cleaned it and used an alcoholic pad.
What do I need to do now? Please help

[lm111]

Thanks Jim. it wasn't IV. actually i did an injection for him myself using Syringe intramuscularly for his regular monthly shots and hurted myself with his Syringe which has his blood. his is my brother and doesn't use any drugs. i'm not a drug user as well.
thanks to all

[lm111]

i don't know exactly -- he was a child like around 4-5 years old.  i hurted myself pretty hard and my blood was running for about 10 min and i was keeping under the water ( unfortunately cold water) for 10 min. in addition i was trying to squeeze that place to force to take more out, then put alcohol around that area.
thanks,

[jmjm530]

May I ask why your friend was injecting himself with a needle and how it came about that you scraped yourself with it?  Is your friend treating for Hep C? Is he an IV drug user? But in general, your risk from needle pricks is only around 2-3% but if you were using the needle IV that's another story. In fact, if you're an IV drug user the odds are that you already have HCV. As to getting tested, there is no emergency and the ER is not the place to go. Speak to your family doctor or a GI and they will run an antibody test and/or viral load test on you.

-- Jim

[GreatBird]

It can totally wait until Monday.

What *kind* of hepatitis did your friend have?

[lm111]

today i can go to ER only. can it wait until monday?

[Rockerforlife]

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