Hiv transmition by a syringe stick

[Loubbis]

If you find a syringe in the trash, and you accidentally stick yourself on it or you think that you have. Will you get hiv? Does the hiv virus live the syringe or is it different by injecting it and to get a syringe stick on your finger?

[Galen70]

You need psychological support Loubbis.

[BradLondon]

The type of injury you describe is a very low risk situation unless the blood was fresh and there was a lot of it. As a medical student I had several such injuries. The most important thing is probably to get vaccinated for Hepatits B. HIV does not live in the environment for very long at all.