What to do when being needles pierced?

Cure)-information on many bus lines in HO CHI MINH CITY. HCMC appears specialized gangs bloodied needles gí straight into the passenger side robbed of money are made many people nervous. In addition, there are also cases of people being careless needles hit or stepped on a needle indiscriminately outside. Likely infected the disease from needles to stick the blood is very high if not knowing how to handle injuries in time.

If needles stab wound wash, and then to the right medical facility

The ability to customize time infected needle puncture BS. CK2 Nguyen Huu Chi, the Vice Chairman of the Department of medicine University of infection. NIE said the needles and sharp shots to the body are the dangerous agents caused the hepatitis B, C, HIV/AIDS, tetanus ... However, the ability of infectious viruses also are needles time custom throw out and environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, ... "Usually these types of viruses can survive for several hours, sometimes up to all day. Private HIV virus can survive in the blood outside the body to seven days, "said DR. BS. Tráo Nguyen Thanh Dung, head of the General Plan of the Hospital of tropical diseases HO CHI MINH CITY. HCM said from the case to visit after the needles pierced, he noticed the majority due to panic, afraid of being infected with HIV should usually have a handle in place is trying to push the dough, squeeze the blood out of the wound, which aims to rid the virus from the body as quickly as possible.

He recommends: "This Way will increase the area of the lesion, stimulate the blood vessels around the active skin, accelerating the process of virus intrusion if available, causing the infection risk higher sick". Wash the wound and then to the right medical facility According to dung, BS, with bleeding wounds caused by hypodermic needles, should immediately drain the wound under tap water within 5-What to do when being needles pierced?0 minutes, do not squeeze moulding wounds that are bleeding to himself. Need wash with antiseptic SOAP and clean water.

Then, quickly to the medical facility to conduct the examination procedure and the level of exposure to HIV testing, prophylactic treatment of some infectious diseases such as tetanus, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV status assessment of the seriousness of exposure and people exposed.

"HIV antiviral drugs should be used as soon as possible, from 2-6 hours and 72 hours after being exposed for all cases of exposure risk. After 72 hours from now exposed HIV antiviral drugs, almost no effect. With the case of needles hit, often hard to source tests cause of exposure, can only proceed to determine the HIV status of people exposed, " Dr. Dzung said. DR Nguyen Huu Chi noted the patient prior to medical establishments need calm noted: what animals causing injury, blood or not, in any position. This information will help health workers have driven the right treatment. Usually, patients are monitored and outpatient treatment, are tested, the test from the beginning.

"The best when the accident, everyone must go to the medical facility immediately for instructions. The remaining issues is advised caution in every job collecting trash, weeds, cleaning the grounds and interested in children's play areas, wary of crime ... to avoid contact with sharp objects, sharp needles can hurt, "said DR.

Do not arbitrarily stop HIV antiviral drugs When the HIV antiviral medication, the patient should adhere to the correct medication schedule and doing the right thing the doctor's treatment requirements. Will have the effect of smoking and symptoms of infection like fever first, rash, nausea or vomiting, anemia, swollen ...

Therefore, do not arbitrarily stop treatment when there is mild and transient side effects. With the case of severe side effects, need for medical facility immediately. People exposed can spread HIV to others though tested negative, so need to implement preventive measures of infection: not for blood, must have safe sex, safe injecting practices, do not breastfeed until the exclusion of HIV status. The case of HIV negative must still check back after one, three and six months.