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I'm A Public Safety Worker. I Was Searching A Bag

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Posted on Tue, 18 Feb 2020
Question: I'm a public safety worker. I was searching a bag the night before last, and poked myself on something. I'm not sure what it was but there was an uncapped needle in the bag I found a little later. It was empty. I was wearing thick rubber gloves at the time (not the super thin stuff they use at hospitals - the ones with the long cuffs and the grips). I looked at the area of the poke and saw no blood. I even squeezed it. Still no blood. So I'm not even sure if I was stuck or not. I know literally nothing about who owned the bag or the needle. Not even a name. Should I be worried? Is there something I should do? I've been immunized for everything (Hep B Hep A etc) you can be immunized against through work. I know the odds of actually catching something even through a confirmed stick on bare skin are tiny, but I wanted to talk to a doctor privately for peace of mind.
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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
No risk of contacting disease.ñ

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear 'welcome to ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.

I don't think this is important and you don't require further evaluation or examinations.
You don't have a wound or a point of bleeding in order to think that the protection barrier of skin is untouched. The skin was not broken at all so no tests or medical attention needed



Hook I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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I'm A Public Safety Worker. I Was Searching A Bag

Brief Answer: No risk of contacting disease.ñ Detailed Answer: Hello dear 'welcome to ask a doctor's service. I read your query and here is my advice. I don't think this is important and you don't require further evaluation or examinations. You don't have a wound or a point of bleeding in order to think that the protection barrier of skin is untouched. The skin was not broken at all so no tests or medical attention needed Hook I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further.