A member asked:

Hello,i am a police officer and was searching a drug users bag.i was pricked barely getting under skin.i found no syringes justgarbage.should i worry?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Skin prick: Bleed? Open wound ? The risk is very low. But follow up with occupational health and have HIV, hep C and hep B titers drawn now at 1 month and in 6 months . Discuss 10 days of post exposure prophylaxis if open wound or bleed; again the risk is very low. Consider gloves; http://www.superiorglove.com/work-gloves/cut-resistant-gloves http://www.appliedresponsesolutions.com/00115.html

Answered 9/26/2016

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