Ugh!!!!! I'm an idiot
So I'm a dental hygienist at a pediatric office in CA. In CA, hygienists can administer soft tissue local anesthesia aka give shots. We were running behind and so I got a patient numb for the Dr. Just as I finished the injection, as I was pulling out but hadn't recaped the needle yet, my patient moved and I stuck myself with the dirty needle. I know accidents happen but I'm so irritated that this happened to me. I had to file an incident report and to to the ER to get an HIV test. I know it's a low risk exposure and my patient didn't have any risk factors so I shouldn't stress too much. @captivated I'm tagging you because I think you can relate. I feel like a dumb ass for letting it happen and being pregnant makes me feel even worse that I could have put my baby at risk.
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