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bruinkay

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Hiv From Environmental Surfaces?
Posted: 03-01-06 00:29am

Hey about two weeks ago I went to the emergency room for an eye problem. The eye problem went away. When I was being discharged from the room the nurse handed me a pen upside down and because of my blurry vision I thought it was retractable; before I knew it I realized that my thumb had pushed down on the tip of the pen. It was really red but no blood came out, it seemed as though some of the ink had seeped under my skin. Then the nurse said to me "oh that happens to everyone". Thats when I freaked out. I went back and she told me that it had only happen to her daughter at home with a red pen. She told me I didn't have anything to worry about because you can't get hiv from environmental surfaces. Could I have been exposed to hiv eventhough the prick didn't cause bleeding and there was no visible blood on the actual pen to my knowledge?
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kiklis2k

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to the Extra Worried Person
Posted: 03-01-06 00:52am

I think we have to be more logical and practical while analysing the problem. Foremost, the virus stays outside the body alive for not more than 45 seconds. An infection through a pen tip cannot happen within 45 seconds after it pricked another person.

Health consultant have to be careful while using needles as the chances of getting pricked after being used on a person could be considerably high. However, the chances are lowered due to proper handling and disposable needles.

So, in your case, the chances are negative, and you need not worry to this extent. In day to day life, we even cut ourselves with knives and sharper objects while working. But we dont have to take these incidents to our brain and spoil our day.
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