eviltattoo

This is a great thread! Not only does it effect nurses but also guys like me who are tattooers. We all need a lil reassurance now an then when get scared! So good job nurses ,your stories help more people then u know!

im a tattooer an have been stuck 3 times through the course of my career of 8 years. The sticks have always been through gloves, an have been more like scratches not even a drop of blood coming out. They all happened on the same finger . I have been vaccinated for hep b when i was in highschool in 97 . What is the possibility of contracting something this way considering the needles i use are solid , are small gauge i think 30 , an go jus into the skin . Not muscle or veins. Any insight would be great because i can never find any info on tattooing . I know most people in the medical field really dont like tattoos so it seems like everyone i talk to tries to scare me to death. Im jus looking for some honest opinions ,because jus like a nurse i take my job very seriously an clenliness is of utmost important to me.

i realize this , but he is freaking out . Was tryin to find some info on actual chances of seroconversion for him, an what is the probability of it. He was vacinated for hep b in highschool around 97.

So a tattooist friend of mind told me he had accidently stuck himself 3 times over the course of his 8 year career because of the clients moving. He is super stressed out to the point where he wants to quit over this. what are the chances of contracting something this way being that tattoo needles are solid bore an very small ,more like pins i think they are 30 gage. He was wearing gloves an said they were very superficial to the side of his index finger with little to no bleeding. I have read alot on this but nothing ever covers tattooing . Any help would be awesome!