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Is It Safe To Use Shared Syringes With New Needle?
Question: Hello Doctor,
On 3rd January 2015 I had gone to take a B12 injection to my doctor. Apparently he had another patient who comes to take the same injection. When i went for the shot he used the same syringe he had used to previously for the other patient just changed the needle and gave me the injection. Please advice me what should I do now ? Am I at any kind of risk ? I am really tensed ? Hope I dont get any serious infection from this act by my doctor. Please advice me what should I do
On 3rd January 2015 I had gone to take a B12 injection to my doctor. Apparently he had another patient who comes to take the same injection. When i went for the shot he used the same syringe he had used to previously for the other patient just changed the needle and gave me the injection. Please advice me what should I do now ? Am I at any kind of risk ? I am really tensed ? Hope I dont get any serious infection from this act by my doctor. Please advice me what should I do
Brief Answer:
Relax.
Detailed Answer:
HI XXXXXXX
Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic .
First of all Relax , nothing will happen to you and nothing needs to be done.
When any medicine is given , medicine enters the blood but blood comes in contact with only the needle and not the syringe as a whole . So if your doctor has changed the needle then there is no risk of you getting any disease from the previous person.
But still that practise is not good and next time ask for a whole Syringe.
Hope this information was useful to you .
Any clarification feel free to ask .
Regards.
Relax.
Detailed Answer:
HI XXXXXXX
Thanks for choosing HealthcareMagic .
First of all Relax , nothing will happen to you and nothing needs to be done.
When any medicine is given , medicine enters the blood but blood comes in contact with only the needle and not the syringe as a whole . So if your doctor has changed the needle then there is no risk of you getting any disease from the previous person.
But still that practise is not good and next time ask for a whole Syringe.
Hope this information was useful to you .
Any clarification feel free to ask .
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hello Again,
Doctor are you 100 percent sure nothing will happen because I am really tensed about this??. I am very much sure he changed the needle before injecting the shot. Thank you so much
Doctor are you 100 percent sure nothing will happen because I am really tensed about this??. I am very much sure he changed the needle before injecting the shot. Thank you so much
Brief Answer:
Very much sure.
Detailed Answer:
HI XXXXXXX
Nobody in medicine can give 100% guarantee. But I am very much sure that nothing will happen.
But if you are very anxious then you can get tested for HIV and Hepatitis B and C .
Hope this information was useful .
Any clarification feel free to ask . .
Very much sure.
Detailed Answer:
HI XXXXXXX
Nobody in medicine can give 100% guarantee. But I am very much sure that nothing will happen.
But if you are very anxious then you can get tested for HIV and Hepatitis B and C .
Hope this information was useful .
Any clarification feel free to ask . .
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
No no I don't want to get tested its ok I am convinced that nothing will happen to me because my doctor explained me. Thank you so much
Brief Answer:
Take care.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Good . Take care and be careful next time .
If no further queries are there kindly close the discussion and rate my answer.
Take care.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Good . Take care and be careful next time .
If no further queries are there kindly close the discussion and rate my answer.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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