Will using a needle to give medicine to a child lead to infection?

Patient's question:

Going to the children's hospital to give the child medicine, the person in front was testing blood sugar, and I didn't know if they had applied blood to the test strips. After the doctor prepared the medicine for my child, before administering it, they forcefully tapped the syringe a few times on the net. It might be that the needle head became loose. I don't know if there was blood from a blood sugar test person on my hand, and it's possible my hand might have touched the needle. If the person in front had AIDS, and the doctor used this needle to give medicine to the child, could the child be infected?

Doctor's answer:

According to your description, this situation will never result in HIV infection, so you can rest assured. The main transmission routes of HIV are sexual contact, blood transmission, and mother-to-child transmission. I suggest you relax and not worry too much. If you're still not convinced, you can go to a regular hospital for a blood test. This is the advice for the question "Going to a children's hospital to give medicine to the child, the person in front is testing blood sugar." I hope it helps you. Wishing you good health!

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