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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Exp 50 years

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I'm A 22 Year Old From Greece Nurse, Doing My

I'm a 22 year old from Greece nurse, doing my internship in a fairly big hospital.
Last Friday I was taking two syrignes with medicine to a man who was suffering with leukemia.
He looks like a drug user. Anyways. I took the needles off the syrignes to give them to him through his vein catheter. The one lid of the three way was not closed properly so when I opened the three way, his hand got blood on it.
I was wearing gloves of course and I wiped the blood off with a tissue.
I was trying to fix something in the vein catheter but because I couldn't cut the tape with my hands I thought I could use the needles.
I know big mistake which I faceslapped myself for later. I got the needle and I accidentally pricked myself. When I took off the glove there was no obvious wound on the finger but I didn't press my finger to see if it will bleed.
After the accident I washed my hands with soap and chirodes and later at home burnt the area with a lighter.
The needle was a 22g hollow one and used only to get the meds out of their containers.
If the blood on tissue touched the needle or if I touched the blood on tissue with my glove but without getting blood on it, would the needle inject HIV or HCV to me?
I'm being very anxious and waiting until I can take a 4gen test. I try to recall the accident again and again worrying if I missed a detail, something that could increase the risk.
My hand feels numb very often and I am being aware of symptoms like fever, taking my temperature every day.
Thanks in advance.
posted on Fri, 15 May 2015
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