This one was placed on the wall and had a lock on the right hand side. Looked something like this: http://www.mountainside-medical.com/images/thumb/Kendall_8509SA_Sharps.jpg
I talked to a phlebotomist at work and she said that there are some containers where sharps can be accessed. I don't think that type was present in the room though. Just wanting to make
Thank you for all of the generous replies everyone. I'm assuming the lid was on it, as it appears to be an integral part of the sharps container. It was mounted on the wall and I phsycially remember...
Hello everyone, I took my son to see a dermitologist at Kaiser and was wondering if the sharps container mounted on the wall could be physically accessed from the top with the hand. My son was left...
It was sarcasm hence the My point was, would I get some real answers regarding transmission had I written that since the beginning? I'm saying this because the entire topic has gone from discussing...
Like I said, the main focus of this thread was to gain some insight from people who have been/known people that have been pricked by a needle contaminated with HIV+ blood and the +- outcomes which...
tvccrn, I appreciate your help and I can assure you that this is not some kind of a scenario. I posted on this forum because medical professionals get needle pricks more than anyone else and I wanted...
What's with the quotation marks around "friend?" I told my friend that if he didn't see a needle, there probably wasn't one. Since he's under some major stress, this could be a major issue related to...
He actually got tested a few days later and called me saying he's HIV negative. I had to give him the bad news that catching it is not like getting the flu and that he has to wait it out... Getting...
I know it's not a conclusive result but it's a VERY good indication of what his result will be at the 13 week mark. CDC has been conservative throughout - they've dropped their 6 month window period...
I completely agree with you. Well, I guess he was shocked/anxious/denying the whole incident and when the fears settled in, he didn't want to accept any of it. He'll test at the end of this month so...