My friend is a medical personnel working with one of the hospitals in town•on wednesday which is yestday she came back from work and explained what she went through at work•she was to inject a guy of about 25 years of age,according to her in the process of capping the needle or so[am not a medical personel so forgive me if I use the words wrongly]while capping she punctured her hand•she immediately administerd some first aid and didn't bother to do any more work•while we were chattin on fone,she narrated what happened and said she made a mistake of not checking the guys hiv status so I adviced her to do so once she got to work the next day•while at work today she called and said the result proved that the guy is hiv positive!my heart immediately skipped a beat•she carried out a test on herself that proved negative and thereafter was given drugs which she must take for a whole month or so[I can't state correctly]and was told to carry out another test in six months time which should be by january•well,av really been scared for her and don't want anything of such to happen to her•shes far older than me and for her to have stoop low to explain such thing to me means its really eating her up•i just wana be able to convince her that nothing would happen to her but then I need facts•pls I need clearance on this•thank you

Medically, it's too early to conclude if she got infected or not. However, you'll have to keep encouraging your friend while she waits for proper tests to be conducted.
She can confide in her 'medical' friends for support.

Caracta: Medically, it's too early to conclude if she got infected or not. However, you'll have to keep encouraging your friend while she waits for proper tests to be conducted.
She can confide in her 'medical' friends for support.

alryt•tankx much for your comment•

"she immediately administerd some first aid"
this should allay any immediate possible fears, if the punctured skin was not deep and the first aid included antiseptic.
By January , she should have peace of mind.

ITbomb: "she immediately administerd some first aid"
this should allay any immediate possible fears, if the punctured skin was not deep and the first aid included antiseptic.
By January , she should have peace of mind.

yea it wasn't deep•u know ow a pin will jt pierce you and you immediately remove your hand[how do I explain dis now]and immediately it happend she said she scrapped the punctured area on the floor and applied spirits

did she cap the needle before or after injecting the guy?

if after, i believe the Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) medication she's now on should work for her like they work for rape victims.

that should cheer her up till January. no need for her to kill herself with hypertension before then

yamakuza: did she cap the needle before or after injecting the guy?

if after, i believe the Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) medication she's now on should work for her like they work for rape victims.

that should cheer her up till January. no need for her to kill herself with hypertension before then

[breathes down]oshe

Can she get infected: its possible.
But it depends on these: Has the patient done confirmatory test? Ppl can test positive but it needs to be confirmed bc theres possibility of false positive. What is the patient viral load? The higher the viral load the more the possibility of getting infected.there r more determinant factors.

Any help? Yes!
She is already on post exposure prophylaxis. And i believe it was started within 72hrs.

Any other help? Yes. Prayer!

centje: Can she get infected: its possible.
But it depends on these: Has the patient done confirmatory test? Ppl can test positive but it needs to be confirmed bc theres possibility of false positive. What is the patient viral load? The higher the viral load the more the possibility of getting infected.there r more determinant factors.

Any help? Yes!
She is already on post exposure prophylaxis. And i believe it was started within 72hrs.

Any other help? Yes. Prayer!

all ryt•tank u and I promise to get all these across to her

Gosh! This is scary

Efemena_xy: Gosh! This is scary

lolz•hope it didn't make u faint btw na so we see am ooo

I felt faint reading it. You get your whole life mapped out in front of you just because of a needle-prick.

Plus six months hypertension on top of all that just from waiting.

Na wa o!

Efemena_xy: I felt faint reading it. You get your whole life mapped out in front of you just because of a needle-prick.

Plus six months hypertension on top of all that just from waiting.

Na wa o!

my dear its not funny at all•plus u share same name wid ma kid sist{hope u r as fyn as her}winkz

Lol! My own fine pass fine o!