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Well I'm a MS4 and yesterday during a c-section that I was assisting, I got stuck with a 0-Vicryl needle by the scrub tech while the surgeon was closing up. The patient is a known carrier of Hep C. I know there is only a 2.8% chance of contracting the disease through a needlestick from the CDC website, but I'm telling you that the paranoia is not a good feeling, especially having to wait for 12 weeks to get rechecked after yesterdays baseline labs.
The needle hit the top of my hand, I was double gloved and it didnt really bleed at all until after 2-3 min after I had scrubbed out and gone to wash my hands. It was just a small drop of blood (from me, not the source). The scrub tech says that needle hadn't been used inside the pt yet, but I'm not going to take her word for it especially since I could've sworn the needle had just been used to close some fascia.
Anybody else get stuck by a Hep C suture needle and have an experience to share? This sucks...
The needle hit the top of my hand, I was double gloved and it didnt really bleed at all until after 2-3 min after I had scrubbed out and gone to wash my hands. It was just a small drop of blood (from me, not the source). The scrub tech says that needle hadn't been used inside the pt yet, but I'm not going to take her word for it especially since I could've sworn the needle had just been used to close some fascia.
Anybody else get stuck by a Hep C suture needle and have an experience to share? This sucks...