[Question #9652] Injection or blood draw moving forward

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30 months ago

Hello it was pleasure talking to you and moving forward I just need to confirm one thing and one spelling mistake made I took a print out if your reply and showed it to my Doctor 

1) just to remember as doctor hunter says ONLY way people  this includes both the patient that is my child and the patient guardian that is the parent get infected with hiv hepatitis b or hepatitis c or other blood borne  from injection( iv drips , flue shots , vaccine etc )  or blood draw 
Is when nurse re used needle from previous patient and NOT  from ways I mentioned in my PREVIOUS CONSULT  as e.g nurse had needle stick by pricking tip of hollow needle  got blood in needle then I got a needle stick immediately after nurse as doctor hunter and you say it’s just the tip of the hollow needle assuming nurse is infected with these viruses 
So  I can  HOLD MY CHILD during injection or blood draw procedure forever right ?

2) MOST important you said no there are NO proven cases of patients or patients guardians by guardians I mean friends , parents  or anyone who is with the patient have EVER been infected with hiv hepatitis b or hepatitis c or blood borne infections from ACCIDENTAL needle sticks during injection or blood draw or any other time 
As they are NOT health care workers(nurse) . So I WONT be the first to get infected as patient guardian (parent) 

2b) i just need  to CONFIRM one thing MY DOCTOR says needle sticks immediate or later do NOT cause hiv hepatitis b hepatitis c because needle sticks cannot INJECT blood into the body you must draw blood into the syringe and then push plunger of syringe to cause hiv hepatitis b or hepatitis c or blood borne infections  which is INJECTION !

My doctor says health care worker don’t get infected  which is when they with draw needle from patient vein  and get a needle stick immediately as it’s not INJECTION  do you agree? 

So can I forget about needle sticks forever 
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30 months ago
Sorry just wanted to MOVE FORWARD im 99 percent there just need this final KILL your support was so helpful . I can use your notes with my doctor if you agree with him as well 
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
30 months ago
I'm sorry, but I'm having trouble understanding just what you are trying to say. However, I see no questions here that were not covered clearly by Dr. Hook. The answers are the same. Some of the details of your writing are difficult to understand; I'm only answering your specific questions. I will not go into all the reasons. Sorry.

1) "So  I can  HOLD MY CHILD during injection or blood draw procedure forever right ?"  Yes, that is right. There are no circumstances that could make this unsafe.
2) "...there are no proven cases of...anyone who is with the patient" to be infected with HIV, hep B or hep C etc from accidental needlestick". True, no such cases ever known.
2a) Your doctor is correct. 
3) Apparently you misunderstand your doctor. If a needle is used on a patient with HIV or other blood borne virus then immediately was used to draw blood from you, there would be risk that you could acquire that infection. The blood would not have to be forcefully injected into you. However, this scenario never ever happens. So there is no risk from such an event.

"So can I forget about needle sticks forever". Correct. Please no more questions about this on our forum. Thank you.

HHH, MD

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30 months ago
Oh sorry English isn’t my first language 

1) I just asked that yes I can  MY ONLY WORRY As parent (patient guardian)  I can hold my child (patient) during any type of  injection or blood draw process 
On my lap 

I READ on your forum that if nurse was to PRICK tip of  hollow needle got wet blood in the needle and then I got pricked  immediately by the needle when holding my child  after the nurse immediately because my child moved  during injection or blood draw procedure 

This is not how you get hiv hepatitis b or hepatitis c 

Assuming the nurse who is giving injection or blood draw is infected with hiv hepatitis b or  hepatitis c 
 

1b) all I know is that BOTH patient that is my child and the patient GUARDIAN   that is me the  parent when holding my child on my LAP during injection or blood draw  it doesn’t matter if I got pricked by the nurse accidentally on my hand as explained in point 1  above when holding my child during injection or blood draw process 

BECAUSE only way patients or patients guardians (parents , family member friends etc anyone that isn’t a health care worker ) only get infected with hiv hepatitis b or hepatitis c or other blood borne infections is IF NURSE re used the needle  from
Previous patient that’s it ! 

So I’m just confirming this for BOTH patient and patient guardian 

1c) By patient guardian I mean family member friends anyone who is with the patient 
 that isn’t a health care worker  in point 1b you understand ? 

2) IN YOUR response when you said YOUR doctor is correct 

You mean to say YOU Agree with my doctor that NEEDLE STICKS immediate or later don’t cause hiv hepatitis b or hepatitis c even to health care workers ! 

Because needle sticks don’t inject blood into the body 

You must have injection that is push plunger of syringe with blood in the syringe to cause hiv hepatitis b or c or other blood borne infections you agree ?



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30 months ago
I have tried explaining your point 1 I read on your forum I apologize English isn’t my first language i have one more point to confirm form you thanks I can send that 
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30 months ago
So sorry my English :/ if your not understanding I just have one point I can clear that’s it I want to send that 
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30 months ago
In your first response doctor hunter 

2a) Your doctor is correct. 


This point for 2 for needle sticks that you agreed with my doctor on my FIRST post  ? I don’t recall putting 2a so which point we’re you answering ?
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30 months ago
All of these questions I asked e.g nurse infected or needle sticks 

Is true not just for HIV hepatitis b or hepatitis c but for ALL other blood borne infections such as STDS etc 
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
30 months ago
All your statements seem to confirm that you understand that there is no risk to you from holding the child when s/he is receiving injections or having blood drawn, regardless of who does it or other details of the procedure. All is well. That ends this thread. No more on this topic lease.---