Dentist and prick injury
It's scary to say the least to get a prick injury. People in medical profession should know well the dangers it posses. Better to avoid it. Yet with utmost care sometimes it happens due to negligence or some unwanted actions which are absolutely unintentional. What needs to be done after a prick injury?? Never panic. Doctors fear risk of disease transmission due to a prick injury. They mostly fear HIV. However the risk of transmission of HIV via needle prick injury is very negligible. And HIV is treatable due to recent advances in medicine and better understanding of the disease. Mind you, HIV still isn't curable. Apart from HIV Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C can be transmitted as well due to a prick injury. Few things to do after a prick injury: 1.Encourage bleeding from the wound. 2.Wash the wound in running water with a soap. 3.Do not enlarge the punctured site. 4.Do not suck the wound. 5.Once the above steps are performed cove...