Suture scissor injury

Is there a great risk to catch a disease if you were removing a central line and cutting the sutures and you accidentally poked yourself in the corner of your fingernail? I can't remember if I had already cut the sutures or not. I don't even know if it went through the glove or not. I didn't worry too much about it at the time it probably happened a couple months ago because I didn't think the scissors had anything on them. Now I'm getting paranoid
We can't give medical advice here; for that, you should contact your primary care provider. However, risk of blood-borne disease is proportionate to the amount of blood transmitted, e.g., a deep stab from a gory liver biopsy needle carries a greater risk than a skin prick from a 27ga subq needle. If your primary care provider thinks you should be concerned, s/he will make further recommendations for monitoring. You should report it to your employee health, too.

OP, you've posted about similar concerns in both September and December 2014. I don't know if you have been in contact with your healthcare provider about the anxiety you seem to have about catching a disease from a patient? As GrnTea wrote, we can't give medical advice but since this seems to be a recurring fear of yours I think that you might need help solving this issue. Nursing's certainly hard enough without adding this kind of stress/worry into the mix.Best wishes to you OP!

I was already being texted from the hep c possible stick. I get my follow up testing next month so I will know then. I am just scared and I don't want to admit I probably have ocd. I don't want to die from a blood borne disease. I have a husband and 2 young children

Quote from ka2rnI was already being texted from the hep c possible stick. I get my follow up testing next month so I will know then. I am just scared and I don't want to admit I probably have ocd. I don't want to die from a blood borne disease. I have a husband and 2 young children

Thank you this is embarrassing. Im supposed to be strong

Oh, you don't need to feel embarrassed. We all have our weak spots. If we're smart, though, we try to use them as signposts for the road to growth. Though I'm not sure, personally, that I'll ever really grow to like octopus sushi. Fish-flavored bubblegum just doesn't work for me.

what's an easy way to get help without people thinking your crazy? I am scared to admit it but i went through PPD after my first baby and my gyno was just like if you threaten to kill yourself they'll send you to a mental hospital. I was never at that point...:/

Go through your employers EAP program.

Quote from ka2rnwhat's an easy way to get help without people thinking your crazy? I am scared to admit it but i went through PPD after my first baby and my gyno was just like if you threaten to kill yourself they'll send you to a mental hospital. I was never at that point...:/

Thank you for sharing GrnTea! Very inspiring!

So... what happened?