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Splash into eye
I was taking intradermal antirabies vaccine for a patient and while withdrawing the needle, I got a splash of a drop of the vaccine or blood or lymph from needle into my eye. The patient viral markers aren't available and there is no record of the patient can I get infected with HIV, Wat should I do
chances of getting HIV by this means is very low unless u hv conjunctivitis or any sort of vascular disease which cause increase permeability of eye vessels to let the spill enter in ur vascular system. u must clean ur eyes with fresh water in ordr to flash off any contaminant.
Next Steps
in such cases where u dont hv viral marker of patient u cn do ur viral marker to look fr positivity.
Health Tips
report it to ur centre as splash fluid injury. send ur viral marker if possible patients too.
if report cms positive follo guidelines accordingly. more than HIV in such cases Hepatitis B contract cases are more.
above all dont get panic..as most of the time its just to assure psychological fear u hv to get the disease.
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