[Hello. I so scared right now.i am a dental assistant and This morning I went to go volunteer at a general office for the first time. I was grabbing instruments from the ultrasonic machine ( a Machine that sorta rinse out... View answer

Hi I help out my neighbor give ivy to her cat I was trying to take off the cap and it was stuck finally it came of but a stuck my thumb. She told it was a new needle every time She ivys the cat. But she ... View answer

Had a needle stick injury last year (subq) at nursing home. This year got tested for antihcv of .79 non reactive. Will this change or increase even if i dont have any exposure? Not sexual active. ... View answer

I was caring for a patient with Hep C and administering insulin through a Novofine needle. When I unscrewed the needle to dispose of it in the sharps container, I poked myself with the inside of the... View answer

[Can you get hiv by digitally penetrating a sex workers vagina and anus ...no other penetration occurred. Very worried iof this and other STD .] View answer

I was cleaning my yard and picked up what I though was trash and it turned out to be an old insulin needle. I got a small prick on my finger. I went indoors, milked the site quite a while, cleaned it with ... View answer

I recently stabbed myself with a needle while cleaning out the sharps draw at my boyfriends house. He used the needles for steroids a few months ago and one slipped as I was taking off the sharp end ... View answer

Hi doc. i am a nurse. i had a needle stick injury with a ptb patient. at first i didn t know his status but when there medical result came out. i was shocked because his X-ray result was ptb right... View answer

Hi i m 29 years old female. Three days ago i accidently hurt vith needle stick injury with gloucose used prick needle. The person whose used needle has heptitis b carrier. I went to... View answer

Hi. Is it at all possible to catch HIV from a needle-stick injury in a public place. I worry so much about it. I have been diagnosed with OCD as Im always checking under leaves etc around my home. I ... View answer