Injury
Recently, some drug addicts used needles to attack law enforcement officers or "beg for money". In fact, there are people who have been stabbed by bad guys when resisting acts of exploitation.
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In this case, what should be done to prevent HIV infection?
According to master, doctor Nguyen Thi Dung - Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases, people who are hurt or attacked with needles, needles, sharp objects... of suspected drug addicts and infected people. The cause of HIV is often panic. At the same time, the initial reaction is to squeeze and squeeze the blood from the stab wound with the desire to expel the "poisonous" blood containing the HIV virus out of the body. However, this approach has the opposite effect, squeezing and squeezing in the damaged skin will stimulate the blood vessels around the active skin, speeding up the HIV virus (if any) penetration.
The best first aid behavior is to let the blood flow automatically under the tap for about 5-10 minutes. If possible, you should use soap and antiseptic solution, then go to the nearest medical facility for examination and testing procedures for HIV exposure. Dr. Dung also noted that the "golden time" for anti-HIV drugs to be effective is within 72 hours from the time of injury. Therefore, people at risk of being exposed to HIV should quickly go to a health facility for HIV examination, testing and screening procedures while antiretroviral drugs are still effective.
Dr. Dung also said that antiretroviral drugs are 100% effective in the first 24 hours after exposure, this rate will gradually decrease over time after that. After 72 hours of being exposed to HIV, the drug is unlikely to be effective.
Doctor Nguyen Thai Minh - deputy head of infectious diseases department of Hanoi Dong Da Hospital - said that people at risk of HIV exposure need to do a quick test to determine if they have been infected with HIV before or not. For those who test positive for HIV, that is, have been infected with HIV in the past but not due to suspected recent HIV exposure, the patient is immediately consulted and switched to treatment.
For HIV-negative cases, antiretroviral drugs may be prescribed and must be re-examined within 3-6 months to determine if there is HIV virus in the body. There are many cases where the doctor determines the risk of HIV exposure is low, such as having a skin wound but not deep, without bleeding... will not have to take antiretroviral drugs.
Doctor Minh also said that the current HIV testing and examination procedures are very simple and inexpensive. The cost of such HIV testing and counseling is about 100,000 VND. Therefore, in addition to giving proper first aid to wounds, people if they fall into situations where there is a risk of HIV exposure such as being attacked with a needle or being accidentally stabbed by a needle of a person suspected of being infected with HIV. People need to go to medical facilities immediately so that the doctor can give the right treatment methods.
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