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Can i just get tested myself why do I need to tell my company. Everyone around me is gonna see that I didn't have any blood on my face

Everything i researched said not tobworrym the chances of catching something going in your mouth is very slim. I'm ocd and not sure if it went in my mouth I just felt a splat on my face but there was nothing there when I looked in the mirror. But u guys think I should contact my company and go...

So we were working an arrest. Guy was a possible drug user. Long story shorts he was spurting out blood from his mouth and nose and pretty sure I felt a drop go on or in my mouth. Pretty nervous I'm going to catch aids or something now. Help guys

I know bacterial is way worse. I just don't want to catch either

Took a PT into the hospital who ended up having viral meningitis . Was up close with the other the whole time and in an elevator. They did not cough or sneeze just yawned. I through a thin mask on myself while I was in the back with him. Find out later he has viral meningitis. Will I make it.

Very good points. i should of treated it as a trauma pt more then a chest pain pt. just to clarify pt was not bleeding though

I understand what everyone os saying. to me she did not seem to have a head bleed based on what i saw. she had no naseau, was alert and oriented wasnt stuttering or sluring words. she was all in all fine beside her grabbing her chest. gonna go back and review all the aspects of aspirin. i did...

I know i will.never make this mistake again. so there isnt too much danger i put the patient in? she was a&ox3 seemed on good spirits just the chest pain. in the back before goving the aspirin i even googled because i thought you shouldnt but then i read articles saying it was fine so just a...

So i should go see my supervisor and tell them? or should i just take ot as a learning mistake and see if i get called in.

I agree. pretty much hate myself right now

Pls do

From my assessment she didnt seem to have any trauma other than just the bruising on the eye. had no complaints of pain besides the chest pain which wasnt due from the fall becasue she stated its what made her fall. i am very disapointed in myself and very upset with my descision. what kind of...

Coumadin and aspirin do two different things. of you look at any medical artlicle it says a patient on coumadin is not a contradiction to give aspirin. the chest pain was before the fall the reason she fell so i thought id play it safe and give aspirin

Well guess thats that. guess ill just wait for them to call me in and fire me

So should i just be ready to get fired then

We were taught thats not a contradicition but just something to be aware of.

As to why it was so bad giving someone woth 10 out of 10 chest pain aspirin

Can someone explain why. als told us she slipped. she said 10 out of 10 chest pain radiating down left arm so i thought the aspirin would do more good then harm.

Pt was on plavix and atorvastin

How bad does it affect the pt