This patient came in the hospital emergency ward to seek treatment and he admitted that he has AIDS. Initially, nothing much to be scared of cause everything is under control.
After the blood sample is sent in and processed for data entry, Mr Khow picked up the tubes, unknowing that the cap was not properly fastened. The blood spilled onto his gloves when he inverted the tubes!!! Luckily he wore his rubber gloves. THAT'S WHERE THE REAL SCARY PART BEGUN.
The remaining blood was transferred into another tube; the rubbish bin was cleaned with alcohol. Any tabletop exposed to the blood was again cleaned with more soap and alcohol.
As for most tests, test cards which can be used multiple times were discarded once used. Biochemical analyser cuvettes were discarded. Specimen trays were cleaned and more cleaning.
The blood sample was handled with double gloves, for extra protection. All the things discarded into the biohazard bag will be incinerated. Really scary.
To double confirm the HIV, this blood sample was sent out to BP labs for a more detailed test.
But the joke of the day would be hearing from another lab officer saying that "BP labs officer doesn't know what 'biohazard' means!!!" Seriously?!
So for those out there, here’s the biohazard logo.
*logo so big, hope that it'll get stuck in your mind! Then become horror movie in your dreams like 28 Days Later or Resident Evil... muhahahahaha...
So be wary of items or things with this logo, stay away as far as possible if you’re not wearing any protective gears.
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