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To: microhoogle! who wrote (33348)6/13/2005 10:03:26 PM
From: kikogreyRead Replies (1) of 306849
 
I take it you are not in health care. The HIV rate in Thailand is l in 100 which is high. HIV is transmitted though blood and surgery is bloody. Suppose you bleed and need a blood transfusion? Although blood is tested, there is a period before a person converts over to positive HIV status in which HIV would not be detected in the blood so no blood is ever 100% guaranteed to be HIV free. Although Thailand may have made inroads in controlling the HIV epidemic, HIV is endemic in the population and the risks to health care workers are much greater also. Here's an example of what happened to my daughter who was being treated as an outpatient-- got her blood drawn from a lab technician who was negligent and didn't remove the blood pressure cuff before beginning. The cuff inflated and knocked the needle into the lab tech's arm, drew blood and flew back into my daughter's arm and also drew blood. Suppose this technician had been drawing blood on patients who were frequently HIV positive?
Perhaps I'm a bit more introspective on this subject since I go into the OR and the field I'm in is very, very bloody. That doesn't mean there are no risks in the US but I know I wouldn't go to Thailand to save a few bucks.
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