1st August 2023

A phlebotomist is taking blood from a 60-year-old patient in the cardiology ward when she sustains a needlestick injury.

A phlebotomist is taking blood from a 60-year-old patient in the cardiology ward when she sustains a needlestick injury. The patient is of unknown HIV status and has lived in the UK all of his life. Unfortunately, whilst the phlebotomist is attending her occupational health appointment, the patient suffers a cardiac arrest on the ward and dies.

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