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1. hep c positive patient needlestick

   srhlwrnxRN replied to srhlwrnxRN's topic in General Nursing

   yes i stuck myself with the needle in the vacutainer, and there was no blood beyond the flash, the vein then blew when i poked

2. hep c positive patient needlestick

   srhlwrnxRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi. Yesterday I got my first needlestick from a patient that has a history of chronic hep C. I had a 21 or 23 gage butterfly (cant remember exactly which one) and got a tiny bit of flash at the...